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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Licensing bodies - Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority

175: Licensing authority may refer matters to licensing committees

You could also call this:

"The boss of alcohol licensing can ask a team to investigate and report back to help make decisions."

The licensing authority can ask a licensing committee to look into something and report back to them. You can think of the licensing authority like a boss, and the licensing committee like a team that helps the boss make decisions. The licensing committee will send the licensing authority any important information they found out, like what people said during the inquiry.

When the licensing committee reports back, they might also make some suggestions about what they think should happen. The licensing authority will then look at the report and decide what to do next. They can make a decision based on what the licensing committee found out, or they can hear more from people before making a decision.

The licensing authority has the power to make decisions on its own, even if the licensing committee did the investigation. If you want to learn more about how this works, you can look at s 95 for more information.

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Part 2Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Licensing bodies: Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority

175Licensing authority may refer matters to licensing committees

  1. The licensing authority may ask a licensing committee to inquire into and report to the authority on any matter within the scope of the authority's functions.

  2. When reporting, the licensing committee—

  3. must send to the licensing authority notes of any evidence taken before it in its inquiry, together with any written submissions made to it; and
    1. may make any recommendations on the matter it thinks fit.

      1. On receiving the licensing committee's report, the licensing authority—

      2. may make any decision or order as if it had heard the proceedings itself; or
        1. may hear further submissions or evidence on the matter before making any decision or order.

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