The Legal Services Division provides expert legal advice on licensee and registrant compliance within the regulatory framework. The Division’s experienced counsel represents the Registrar by negotiating settlements and appearing at hearings of appeals before the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), the Horse Racing Appeal Panel (HRAP), the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal.

Table 25—Notices of Proposal (NOPs) and Orders of Monetary Penalty (OMPs)—Alcohol

 

2021–22

2022–23

Notices of Proposal

  • Applications (new, change, transfer)
  • Disciplinary (suspend and/or add conditions, revoke)
  • Premises closed (revoke licence)
  • Other

61

57

Orders of Monetary Penalty

21

21

 

Table 26—Alcohol-related settlements without a hearing

 

2021–22

2022–23

Number of Settlements agreed to without a hearing (NOPs and OMPs)

16

21

 

Table 27—Notices of Proposed Order (NOPOs) or immediate suspensions—Horse racing

 

2021–22

2022–23

Notice of Proposed Order

5

6

 

Table 28—Gaming-related settlements without a hearing

 

2021–22

2022–23

Gaming-related settlements without a hearing

2

1