On January 23, 2017, the Queensland Government announced that it
has backed down on its decision to introduce a 1am lockout for
licensed venues located within designated 3am Safe Night
Precincts.
The lockout laws, which were set to commence from February 1,
2017, will no longer proceed after the Government voted to wind
back its original decision to introduce the lockout for relevant
venues.
In its place, the Government has decided to introduce mandatory
ID scanning for venues that trade after 12 midnight within safe
night precincts. The new laws will commence from July 1, 2017.
Under the new regime, licensees of premises that permanently
trade past 12 midnight within safe night precincts will be required
to install networked ID scanners by July 1, 2017. Venues located
within all Queensland safe night precincts will be allowed to trade
liquor until 3:00am, depending on the approved trading hours under
their liquor licence.
