Assessment of Condition 8 · 51991.438.01

Assessment of Condi on 8 – Necessity and Relevance

Condi on 8 requires that:

“The Developer or operator shall to the sa sfac on of the Council provide for security personnel to
patrol Bay Village Centre and adjacent public areas of Noosa Parade and Has ngs Street during the
hours of 12 midnight and 4am for the purposes of preven on and restraint of unruly behaviour,
undue noise, loud or foul language or abuse by patrons who have departed the premises.”

The condi on was imposed in 1991 in the context of the original “Rolling Rock” nightclub opera on,
which:

        operated under a different regulatory framework,

        traded later into the early morning,

        incorporated a bridge and adjoining cocktail bar,

        func oned in a pre-lockout and pre-ID scanning regulatory environment.

The opera onal and regulatory context has materially changed.

The current use of Lot 28A operates:

        Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 8:00pm–2:00am,

        with licensed trading hours of 10:00am–2:00am seven days per week,

        subject to current lockout laws requiring cessa on at 2:00am,

        with a house policy of mandatory ID scanning (Scantek system),

        with in-house security personnel,

        and with CCTV surveillance providing 60 days of recorded storage.

The purpose of Condi on 8 is limited to:

the preven on and restraint of unruly behaviour by patrons who have departed the premises.

Given:

        the earlier cessa on of trade,

        modern ID scanning systems enabling patron traceability,

        in-house security personnel already engaged,

        CCTV coverage,

        and contemporary compliance under liquor licensing laws,

it is submi ed that the mandatory requirement for patrolling security between 12:00am–4:00am is
no longer necessary or propor onate to achieve the stated purpose of the condi on.

The risk profile and opera onal environment of the premises in 2026 differ materially from those in
1991. Modern patron management systems significantly reduce the likelihood of the type of
behaviour the condi on was designed to address.



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