Sale of Liquor Act 1989

185 Constitution of trusts

• (1) The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the advice of the Minister, constitute a licensing trust in respect of any area that is not included wholly or partly in the district of any other licensing trust.

  (2) Without limiting the discretion of the Minister to advise the constitution of a licensing trust in respect of any area, the Minister shall advise the constitution of a licensing trust for any area on the written request of at least 15% of the residents of the area, being persons qualified to vote in local authority elections.

  (3) By the Order in Council constituting a new licensing trust, the Governor-General may do all or any of the following things:

  • (a) prescribe the name of the licensing trust:

  • (b) define the district of the licensing trust:

  • (c) prescribe the number of members of the licensing trust:

  • (d) prescribe the number of members of the trust to form a quorum at any meeting of the trust:

  • (e) declare the district of the licensing trust to be divided into wards for the purposes of the election of members, and prescribe the names and boundaries of the wards and the number of members for each ward:

  • (f) make such other provision as may be necessary for the constitution of the licensing trust in accordance with this Part.

  Section 185(1): amended, on 1 October 1995, by section 10(3) of the Department of Justice (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 39).