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Restaurants strike out over after-hours drinks

Esther Han
Esther Han

Three Sydney CBD restaurants have been fined $1100 each and listed on the Three Strikes public register for operating outside approved trading hours.

Sam & Terry Cafe on Pitt Street, Hanabi Japanese restaurant on Liverpool Street and The Broadway Cafe in Chippendale, have been issued their first strikes for breaching their licence conditions.

In August last year, Sam & Terry Cafe staff were caught by police serving alcohol three hours after the 11pm closing time.

In June, licensing officers found 40 customers at The Broadway Cafe being served alcohol after the midnight closing time.

On Good Friday last April, police found patrons on most tables at Hanabi Restaurant drinking alcohol after the 10pm closing time.

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Twelve restaurants are now on the Three Strikes public register for breaching opening-hour restrictions.

"They are in place to protect the amenity of local communities and help guard against alcohol-related harm," said Paul Newson, compliance director at the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing.

"Problems can result from excessive drinking over extended periods, neighbourhood disturbances, as well as associated problems such as alcohol-related anti-social behaviour, violence, street offences and an increased risk of drink driving."

A court can impose penalties up of to $11,000 and 12 months imprisonment for the illegal sale, supply or consumption of alcohol inside a licensed venue outside trading hours.

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Esther HanEsther Han is a homepage editor at The Sydney Morning Herald. She was the overnight homepage editor based in New York City, and previously covered state politics, health and consumer affairs.

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