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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 14 Hansard (11 December) . . Page.. 5075 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

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not a fit and proper person to hold a licence, grounds would exist for the cancellation of all licences held by that company.

The Government does not favour the introduction of late night trading permits. Restricted trading hours for the sale of liquor commenced on a permanent basis on 1 October 1997 and the Government will continue to monitor the impact of this initiative on the level of anti-social behaviour.

In closing, I would like to reaffirm the Government's commitment to the regulation of the liquor industry to ensure liquor is sold and consumed responsibly. I would also like to take this opportunity to extend my appreciation to the Committee for its time and effort and to thank those people who made submissions to the Committee and appeared at the public hearings.

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