Douglas Wallace

The appellant applied for a new liquor sales licence for TD Place, a sports stadium.

The Registrar issued a Notice of Proposal to review the application after receiving an objection from a local resident concerned about public disturbances.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal found no causal connection between alcohol served at the premises and past rowdiness, and was satisfied with the appellant's comprehensive security and staff training plans.

The Tribunal concluded the objector failed to prove the licence was contrary to the public interest and directed the Registrar to issue the licence.

The Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming proposed to revoke the applicant's liquor licence following a fatal motor vehicle accident involving a patron who had consumed alcohol at the applicant's establishment.

The patron's post-mortem blood alcohol level was significantly above the legal limit.

The Registrar alleged that the licensee permitted drunkenness, served an intoxicated person, and obstructed an inspection by tearing a receipt.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that the server only provided a reasonable amount of alcohol to the patron, who showed no signs of intoxication.

The Tribunal accepted the licensee's explanation that the receipt was accidentally torn during normal business operations and found no evidence of obstruction.

Concluding that the licensee did not know or ought to have known the patron was intoxicated, the Tribunal dismissed all allegations and directed the Registrar not to carry out the proposal to revoke the licence.

The applicants appealed a Notice of Proposal by the Registrar to refuse their registrations as a motor vehicle dealer and salesperson.

Following a pre-hearing, the parties reached a settlement.

The Tribunal issued a Consent Order without a hearing, under which the corporate applicant's application for registration as a dealer was withdrawn, and the individual applicant's application for registration as a salesperson was granted subject to strict terms and conditions.