ENTRY CONDITIONS
Entry is welcome to current financial members, members’ guests and visitors from areas outside a 15 km radius from the club. All patrons must provide photo identification. If you are a Tallebudgera Surf Club member simply show your current membership card to our reception team member as you enter. If you are with a member, they can sign you in as their Guest using their membership details.
If you are a member of a reciprocal Club simply show your current membership card to our Reception team member as you enter.
If you are a visitor to the area and reside outside of a 15km radius you can sign in as a Visitor.
Alternatively, if you do not fit into any of these categories above, you can sign up and become a 3-year member for only $5 and receive members discounts immediately.
DRESS REGULATIONS
Dress regulations are a condition of entry. Neat, clean, tidy dress at all times, as determined by Management.
Not permitted at any time – People associated with a declared criminal organisation, bare feet, soiled footwear or work clothes, damaged or offensive clothing.
Not permitted after 6pm – Caps, hates or singlets/muscle shirts.
Minors – Must be fully supervised by a responsible adult and shall remain in the immediate company of that person at all times. Minors are not permitted near the Gaming Room entrance or inside the Gaming Room.
Entry is at the discretion of Management – It is an offense to remain on these premises if directed to leave.
RESPONSIBLE SERVICE OF ALCOHOL
Tallebudgera Surf Club and its entire staff have a responsibility to ensure that liquor is sold and supplied to patrons in a responsible manner.
All staff should be aware of what is expected of them, in regards to the laws and the service of alcohol to patrons of the club, as staff can be held liable for offences committed.
IT IS AN OFFENSE TO:
Sell liquor to;
Supply liquor to; or
Allow liquor to be supplied to or consumed by: A PERSON WHO IS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE; or WHO IS UNDULY INTOXICATED OR DISORDERLY
There are heavy penalties for committing these offences:
Maximum fines for a licensee/nominee are $50,000.
Maximum fines for a staff member or licensed premise are $8,000.
MINORS
Staff should make sure, prior to serving a patron, or allowing a patron to enter the premises, that the person is 18 years of age or older. If there is any doubt, identification will be requested.
The only times when a minor is allowed on licensed premises are if the minor:
Lives on the premises
Is an employee, or receiving work experience or training
Is attending a function e.g. wedding
Is eating a meal on the premises
Is accompanied by a responsible adult
Minors are only permitted on the premises so long as the minor is participating in the activity for which is the primary purpose of the club (soccer, AFL, cricket).
RESPONSIBLE ADULT
A responsible adult in relation to a minor is the parent, step-parent, guardian or an adult who has parental rights and responsibilities in relation to the minor, whilst the minor is on licensed premises or in a public place.
ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF AGE
Only three forms of identification are acceptable as proof of age. These are:
Photographic driver’s licence
A proof of age card issued by a Government Department or approved entity (e.g. card 18+, key pass)
An Australian or foreign passport
The Australian I.D Checking Guide, published by the Liquor Licensing Division, details the actual cards and licenses issued by each State and Territory.
If staff believe that a document being presented is false, defaced or in the possession of a person who is not the owner of the I.D, then the document should be confiscated and forwarded to the Liquor Licensing Division.
INTOXICATED PERSONS
The Queensland Liquor Act 1992 s4 defines ‘Unduly Intoxicated’ as:
“A state of being in which a person’s mental and physical faculties are impaired because of consumption of liquor so as to diminish the person’s ability to think and act in a way which an ordinary prudent person in full possession of his or her facilities, and using reasonable care, would act in like circumstances.”
Staff should use common sense in determining whether a person is unduly intoxicated.
There are several signs, which, in combination, may indicate that a person has had too much to drink. These signs include:
Mood changes
Slurring or mistakes in speech
Raised speaking voice
Clumsiness, fumbling with change
Loss of balance or coordination, swaying or staggering
Confusion, lack of ability to hear or respond
Licensees and staff DO NOT COMMIT an offence if an intoxicated person is on their premises, although the intoxicated person does.
Licensees and staff DO COMMIT an offence if they sell or supply liquor to unduly intoxicated or disorderly patrons.
REFUSAL OF SERVICE
Service is refused to patrons for the following reasons:
Safety of the patron
Safety of others
Provisions of the Liquor Act (e.g. if the person is a minor or unduly intoxicated or disorderly)
Civil liability
Staff of licensed premises MAY refuse service to patrons at any time (e.g. patrons not meeting management’s dress regulations)
Staff MUST refuse service to patrons who are minors or unduly intoxicated or disorderly.
When refusing service to a patron:
Use tact – politely inform the patron you will not serve them any more alcohol. Do not speak to the patron in the front of other patrons.
Repeat firmly, that by law they cannot be served another drink. You may offer a non-alcoholic drink or suggest that they order something to eat.
Notify the Duty Manager, Security and other bar staff that you have refused service to the patron.
If considered necessary, management may impose a short-term ban.
Staff should be sure of their reasons for refusal of service, which should not be based on race, sex, etc. The patron has a right to take the matter to the Human Rights or Equal Opportunity Commission if they feel they have been the victim of discrimination.
It should be a decision of management as to whether or not patrons are refused admittance at the entrance to the premises, although assessment by door staff of a patron’s state of intoxication can avoid transferring the problem to staff inside the premises.
