An Act to amend the Liquor Act 1982 to extend hotel trading hours on certain dates during the finals of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Liquor Amendment (Special Events Hotel Trading) Act 2007.
2 Commencement
This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 6 October 2007.
3 Amendment of Liquor Act 1982 No 147
The Liquor Act 1982 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
4 Repeal of Act
(1) This Act is repealed on the day following:(a) the day on which this Act commences, orwhichever is the later.(b) the date of assent,(2) The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.
Schedule 1 Amendment
(Section 3)
Section 24A
Omit section 24A. Insert instead:24A Extended hotel trading hours—2007 Rugby World Cup(1) In addition to the trading hours that apply to the premises to which a hotelier’s licence relates, liquor may be sold or supplied on any such premises for consumption on those premises only, and the premises to which a hotelier’s licence relates may be kept open for the sale or supply of liquor for consumption on those premises only:(a) from midnight on Saturday 6 October 2007 until 1 am on Sunday 7 October 2007 or until the completion of the first quarter final match of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, whichever is the later, and(b) from 5 am on Sunday 7 October 2007 until 1 am on Monday 8 October 2007 or until the completion of the third quarter final match of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, whichever is the later, and(c) from 5 am on Sunday 14 October 2007 until 10 am on that day, and(d) from 5 am on Sunday 21 October 2007 until 10 am on that day.(2) Subsection (1) does not authorise the sale, supply or consumption of liquor on any licensed premises past 1 am on Sunday 7 October 2007, or past 1 am on Monday 8 October 2007, until the completion of the respective quarter final match of the 2007 Rugby World Cup unless patrons have access to live coverage of the match by means of a device (such as a television or projector screen) located on the premises and provided by or on behalf of the licensee.(3) Subsection (1) does not authorise the sale, supply or consumption of liquor on any licensed premises contrary to a restriction or prohibition that:(a) relates to the times when the premises are authorised to trade, and(b) has been imposed under this Act (otherwise than under section 24) or any other law.(4) However, subsection (1) does not restrict the sale or supply of liquor on premises to which a hotelier’s licence relates, whether for consumption on or away from those premises, at such times as are otherwise authorised under this Act.