Overview
- The government repealed the 3:30am last-drinks rule, plastic cup mandates, RSA marshal requirements after midnight, per-person drink limits and bans on promoting shots.
- Ministers said the move completes abolition 12 years after the laws began in 2014, following earlier rollbacks that ended 1:30am lockouts in the CBD and later Kings Cross.
- Liquor & Gaming NSW cited a downward trend in alcohol-related assaults and recommended case-by-case oversight through existing RSA obligations, plans of management and licence conditions.
- Industry groups welcomed the decision as a boost to Sydney’s $110 billion night-time economy and a chance to rebuild live music and venue trade.
- BOCSAR has previously reported assault reductions of 26% in the CBD and 62% in Kings Cross under the original regime, while the government will retain violent incident registers, crime-scene preservation and bans on outlaw motorcycle gang insignia.