Queensland nightlife tsar John Collins recommends liquor law overhaul
Queensland's nightlife commissioner, John Collins, has released a report recommending an overhaul of the state's liquor laws to better support live music and hospitality. While the government is open to some changes, it has already rejected proposals to alter holiday trading hours.
Why it matters
The report aims to modernize regulations to prepare the state's hospitality sector for the influx of visitors expected during the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.
The report, handed to government on Christmas Eve last year, recommends updating Queensland's decades-old liquor act. ( ABC News: Meghna Bali )
The government has released a report by its inaugural night-life commissioner into how to reinvigorate the sector.
It includes recommendations to change liquor laws and incentives to support live music.
Former Powderfinger bassist John "JC" Collins said the state's regulations were "behind" other jurisdictions.
Link copied Share Share article The Queensland government has already ruled out a recommendation made by its night-life tsar to change holiday trading hours for licensed venues.
The Moonside report by the state's first night-life commissioner, John "JC" Collins, was released today.
The former Powderfinger bassist has been tasked with reinvigorating the sector ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Brisbane's nightlife commissioner John Collins, a former member of Powderfinger. ( ABC News: Liz Pickering )
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