Derek McDowell (Labour)

I move amendment No. 11:

In page 9, subsection (5), line 9 to delete "substantial".

We are trying to lower the bar somewhat in this amendment. Subsection (5) specifically allows the licensee to refuse admission if he or she thinks there is a substantial risk that the person would engage in disorderly conduct. Effectively, somebody is being barred. This gives the licensee legal authority to bar someone if there is a substantial risk. Perhaps we are setting the bar too high for the publican. If somebody has already been disorderly and is a known troublemaker, perhaps the requirement of "substantial risk" is too strong. That is the reason the amendment seeks to remove the word "substantial" and require merely that there be a "risk" that the person would engage in disorderly conduct.