This post on TheShout.com highlights the authorities firm stance towards noise violations and pub violations in general. A Good Charlotte concert last year, held at Eatons Hill Hotel, caused the venue to receive a noise violation fine.
The volume of the music was apparently higher than the venues licence allowed and led to a fine of $650 for the venue. The venue was lucky to have escaped without receiving a conviction record.
Officers of Queensland’s Office of Liquor and Gaming are continuously carrying out a number of spontaneous inspections of licenced venues in an attempt to keep both the community and the licensees happy. So other venues in the state should be warned that any breaches by licensees will not be tolerated.
The post provided details of the conviction:
OLGR investigators detected the noise breach during a visit to the Eatons Hill Hotel and Function Centre – which includes over 6,500 square metres of tavern – during the concert on 12 November 2011.
During the inspection, music levels consistently higher than those stipulated in the licence conditions were measured.
Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie said the successful prosecution under section 226 of the Liquor Act 1992 was a good example of the proactive work being done to ensure venues comply with their licence conditions and noise requirements.
Source: http://www.theshout.com.au/2012/08/24/article/Countrys-largest-pub-cops-noise-rebuke/POMJBXPLMF.html