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Liquor licence suspended for 55 days on consent for failing to clear signs of service and overcrowding.
The Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming issued a Notice of Proposal to suspend the appellant's liquor sales licence for failing to clear signs of service and consumption within 45 minutes after the permitted period, and for exceeding the licensed capacity.
Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement wherein the appellant accepted the allegations.
The Tribunal ordered a 55-day suspension of the liquor licence on consent.
Monetary penalty for liquor licence overcapacity set aside due to unreliable police manual head counts.
The Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming imposed a $2,500 monetary penalty on the appellant establishment for allegedly exceeding its liquor licence capacity of 90 patrons.
Two police officers conducted manual head counts and estimated 112 and 114 patrons, while the establishment's security guard's mechanical counter read 90.
The Licence Appeal Tribunal found significant inconsistencies in the police officers' evidence and noted the inherent difficulties of conducting a manual head count in a crowded premises.
The Tribunal concluded the Registrar failed to prove the contravention on a balance of probabilities and directed that the monetary penalty be set aside.
