Background
Methods
Study design
Data sources
Data cleaning and analysis
Ethics
Results
Licensing legislation
STATE / TERRITORY | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland | Western Australia |
Relevant Liquor Legislation | ||||
Title of permit/licence applicable for school-related events | Temporary limited licence[17] (s 14) | Community liquor permit[18] (s 103C) | Occasional liquor licence[21] (s 59) | |
Circumstances when licence/permit required | Sale or supply of alcohol at functions [16] (ss 36(1)(a)(ii), (2)) | Alcohol sold for immediate consumption or as a fundraiser [17] (ss 14, 26) | Sale of alcohol at a function, or series of functions, over period up to 21 days, generally for immediate consumption.Applies also to provision of alcohol paid for by ticket or entry fee. [21] (s 59(1)) | |
Exemptions from requirement for permit (that applies to some of the data used in this research study)b
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Restrictions associated with permit/licence | Alcohol consumed on premises, sold in open containers. For exempt (fundraising) functions, food and free water must be provided, single bar operating, service limited to 4 h. [16] (s 6(5), 38(1)) | Maximum of 6 one-off events or ‘season’ of three months or 12 market stalls in a year.[17] (ss 14(1)–(1B)) | For exempt functions, at which consumption of alcohol is ‘ancillary’ to purpose, must be sold in open containers, over 8 h only (not before 7 am or after midnight).[18] (s 13(b)-(c)) | Service of alcohol must be ‘ancillary’ to purpose of the event. All events must be supervised by a certified ‘Approved Manager’ and all bar staff must hold a RSA certificate.[42] (r 8A). |
Cost of permit/licence $ (at August 2015) | Single function - $80 online/ $150 paper-based. Multi-function - $500 application and $100 base annual fee thereafter plus variable charge.[39] (Sch 1) | $56.80 (if no other liquor licence held - $105.30 otherwise).[40] (Pt 5) | $62.20 per day (unless exempt).[41] (Sch1) | Varies according to numbers attending: $107 for up to 500 people, $219 for 501–1000, $1098 for up to 5000, $2197 for 5001–10,000, $4401 for over 10,000 people.[42] (Sch 3) |
STATE / TERRITORY | South Australia | Tasmania | Northern Territory | Australian Capital Territory |
Primary Liquor Legislation | Liquor Act 2012 [20] | |||
Title of permit/licence applicable for school-related events | Limited licence - sale of liquor[22] (s 41) | Special permit[22] (s 15) | Special Licence and ‘Continuing Special Licence’[20] (s 57) | Liquor permit (non-commercial) [19] (ss 47, 49) |
Circumstances when licence/permit required | Sale or supply of alcohol at a ‘special occasion’ or series of such occasions (of 1–30 days duration, but authority may extend ‘in special circumstances’).[22] (s 41(1), (2)) | Sale of alcohol on a one-off or intermittent basis, at functions in unlicensed premises, including where just an entry fee is involved [22] (ss 3, 15) | Sale or supply of alcohol at functions run by community organisations. | Sale of alcohol for consumption on or off premises (by non-profit organisation), according to permit - may be related to designated (possibly recurring) event [19] (s 49) |
Exemptions from requirement for permit | Alcohol served free of charge, provided this is not attached to cover charge, meal cost or ‘donation’. Won in raffle etc. [22] (ss 4, 29, 129) | Alcohol provided free of charge or BYO, or as component of hamper not consumed on premises. [22] (ss 3, 5) | Private functions where alcohol served free of charge [20] (s 4) | Private function with fewer than 30 attending [19] (s 12(2)) |
Restrictions associated with permit/licence | Repeated requests for a limited licence may lead to denial of such a licence and diversion to another form of licence.[22] (s 41(5)) | Sale of alcohol must be ancillary to purpose of event [48] | Alcohol consumed on permitted premises. Where functions involve minors, only wine and low-alcohol beer, and service restricted to two hours in late afternoon (conditions at the discretion of the D-G and Minister).[20] (ss 59, 59A) | |
Cost of permit/licence $ (at August 2015) | $79 per function per day, but may be waived if function is held for charitable or community benefit, extending beyond members of organisation itself. [47] (Sch 3) | Four categories: Annual permit ($392.60), 6 month permit ($196.30), permit valid for 4–30 days ($166.10), permit valid for less than 4 days ($60.40) [48] (Sch 1) | $20 for Special Licence, Continuing Special Licence and renewal of Special Licence (no published regulation stipulating fees) - https://nt.gov.au/industry/hospitality/liquor-licence-fees) | $45 (retail value of liquor sales less than $2070) or $159 (liquor sales over $2070) [49] (Sch 1) |
Licences issued
State Year | New South Wales 2014 | Victoria 2013 | Queensland 2012 | Western Australia 2014 | Total |
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Average annual licences per 100 schoolsa (annual licence totals in parentheses) | |||||
Type of school | |||||
Catholic | 1.5 (9) | 30.0 (146) | 133.7 (393) | 21.6 (35) | 38.1 (583) |
Independent | 1.8 (6) | 65.0 (134) | 115.4 (210) | 62.6 (87) | 50.9 (437) |
Public | 0.4 (8) | 19.3 (294) | 39.5 (489) | 0.8 (6) | 14.0 (797) |
Year levels | |||||
Primary | 0.4 (9) | 23.0 (357) | 50.3 (580) | 6.5 (44) | 18.0 (990) |
Secondary | 1.6 (8) | 21.1 (71) | 73.5 (186) | 1.9 (2) | 22.1 (267) |
Combined | 1.3 (6) | 44.1 (146) | 105.5 (326) | 27.5 (82) | 40.1 (560) |
State Total | 0.7 (23) | 25.9 (574) | 63.7 (1,092) | 11.9 (128) | 22.5 (1,817) |
Length of licence | Percentage distribution | ||||
1 day | Not available | 87.2 | 93.3 | 72.7 | |
2-14 days | 4.9 | 5.9 | 25.0 | ||
More than 14 days | 7.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ||
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Children presentb
| Percentage distribution | ||||
Yes | Not available | 31.5 | 60.9 | Not | |
No | 68.5 | 39.1 | available | ||
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |