Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) Each of the following is a ground for occupational discipline in relation to a licensee:
(a) the licensee has contravened, or is contravening, a provision of this Act;
Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).
(b) the licensed premises do not comply with the requirements of this Act;
(c) the licensee is not a suitable person to hold a licence;
Note For what ACAT must consider in deciding suitability—see s 185.
(d) the licensed premises are not suitable premises for the licence;
Note For what ACAT must consider in deciding suitability—see s 186.
(e) the commissioner has made a commissioner's direction for the licensee and the licensee has not complied with the direction;
Note Commissioner's direction —see s 144.
(f) a senior police officer has made an emergency closure order for the licensee and the licensee has not complied with the order;
Note Emergency closure order —see s 146.
(g) the licensee has allowed the licensed premises to be used in a way that causes undue disturbance or inconvenience to people—
(i) lawfully at the premises; or
(ii) occupying premises in the neighbourhood;
(h) a loss of amenity has arisen in the vicinity of the licensed premises that is attributable to the premises and about which there has been a complaint;
(i) a licensee has allowed people to smoke in a part of the licensed premises that is an enclosed public place;
(j) the licensee has failed to take reasonable steps to prevent smoke from another area occupied by the licensee entering an enclosed public place.
(2) There are grounds to suspend a licence if—
(a) the licensee has—
(i) contravened a commissioner's direction; or
(ii) breached a condition of the licence; and
(b) it is in the public interest to suspend the licence; and
(c) it is not appropriate to cancel the licence.