wellbeing through the responsible sale, provision, promotion and consumption of liquor; (b) to regulate the sale of liquor in a way that contributes to the responsible development of the liquor and associated industries in the Territory; and (c) to facilitate a diversity of licensed premises and associated services for the benefit of the community. (3) When the Commission exercises a power or performs a function under this Act, the Commission must have regard to the objects of this Act and must exercise the power and perform the function in a way that is consistent with those objects. 6 Public interest criteria in respect of licence or licensed premises (1) When the Commission has regard to the objects of this Act in: (a) considering or determining an application under this Act in respect of a licence or licensed premises; or (b) determining the conditions of a licence, the Commission must, when taking into account the public interest in the sale, provision, promotion and consumption of liquor, consider any of the criteria specified in subsection (2) that are relevant to the application or conditions. (2) For subsection (1), the criteria are the following: (a) harm or ill-health caused to people, or a group of people, by the consumption of liquor is to be minimised; (b) liquor is to be sold, or sold and consumed, on licensed premises in a responsible manner; (c) public order and safety must not to be jeopardised, particularly where circumstances or events are expected to attract large numbers of persons to licensed premises or an area adjacent to those premises; (d) the safety, health and welfare of persons who use licensed premises must not be put at risk; (e) noise emanations from licensed premises must not be excessive; (f) business conducted at licensed premises must not cause undue offence, annoyance, disturbance or inconvenience to persons who reside or work in the neighbourhood of the premises or who are making their way to or from, or using the services of, a place of public worship, hospital or school; (g) a licensee must comply with provisions of this Act and any other law in force in the Territory which regulate in any manner the sale or consumption of liquor or the location, construction or facilities of licensed
wellbeing through the responsible sale, provision, promotion and consumption of liquor; (b) to regulate the sale of liquor in a way that contributes to the responsible development of the liquor and associated industries in the Territory; and (c) to facilitate a diversity of licensed premises and associated services for the benefit of the community. (3) When the Commission exercises a power or performs a function under this Act, the Commission must have regard to the objects of this Act and must exercise the power and perform the function in a way that is consistent with those objects. 6 Public interest criteria in respect of licence or licensed premises (1) When the Commission has regard to the objects of this Act in: (a) considering or determining an application under this Act in respect of a licence or licensed premises; or (b) determining the conditions of a licence, the Commission must, when taking into account the public interest in the sale, provision, promotion and consumption of liquor, consider any of the criteria specified in subsection (2) that are relevant to the application or conditions. (2) For subsection (1), the criteria are the following: (a) harm or ill-health caused to people, or a group of people, by the consumption of liquor is to be minimised; (b) liquor is to be sold, or sold and consumed, on licensed premises in a responsible manner; (c) public order and safety must not to be jeopardised, particularly where circumstances or events are expected to attract large numbers of persons to licensed premises or an area adjacent to those premises; (d) the safety, health and welfare of persons who use licensed premises must not be put at risk; (e) noise emanations from licensed premises must not be excessive; (f) business conducted at licensed premises must not cause undue offence, annoyance, disturbance or inconvenience to persons who reside or work in the neighbourhood of the premises or who are making their way to or from, or using the services of, a place of public worship, hospital or school; (g) a licensee must comply with provisions of this Act and any other law in force in the Territory which regulate in any manner the sale or consumption of liquor or the location, construction or facilities of licensed