Liquor Licensing Act 1988 (WA)(CKI) (Amendment) Ordinance 1997 (Cth)

Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands __________

Liquor Licensing Act 1988 (W.A.) (C. K. K.I.) (Amendment) Ordinance 1997

No. ^number^2 of 1997

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.

Dated 25 June 1997.

WILLIAM DEANE Governor-General By His Excellency's Command,

WARWICK SMITH[Draft Only - not for Signature] Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government

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An Ordinance to amend the Liquor Licensing Act 1988 (W.A.) (C. K. K.I.)

1. Commencement 1.1 This Ordinance commences on 1 July 1997.

2. Short title 2.1 This Ordinance may be cited as the Liquor Licensing Act 1988 (W.A.) (C. K. K.I.) (Amendment) Ordinance 1997.1

3. Amendment 3.1 The Liquor Licensing Act 1988 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) is amended as set out in this Ordinance.

4. Section 30 (Division of responsibilities) 4.1 Omit the section, substitute:

Division of responsibilities between Court and Director

"30. (1) The Court constitutes the licensing authority for hearing and determining anything arising under this Act, except: (a) an application specified in subsection (3); or (b) a thing that is, under another provision of this Act, to be determined by the Director.

"(2) The Court may remit an application or matter to the Director for determination, and may give directions about the application or matter.

"(3) For hearing and determining an application for any of the following things, the Director constitutes the licensing authority: (a) a Category A or B licence (whether or not an objection to the application has been lodged); (b) approval of the transfer of a Category A or B licence; (c) approval of the temporary removal of a Category A or B licence; (d) approval of the removal of a Category B licence.