Businesses of every size must comply with a range of statutory and legislative requirements and operating a cellar door has its own set of obligations.
Everything from operating under the appropriate liquor license, meeting the local and State business trading laws, maintaining Workplace Health and Safety regulations, complying with Industrial Relations provisions and implementing Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) approved policy and procedures.
Professional Advice
In some cases you may need professional advice to help you assess your compliance or to determine how specific regulations apply to your business. Tap into resources available to you such as the Liquor Licensing Commission in your State, Local Environmental Health Officers, Industry Associations, Restaurant and Catering Australia, Office of Fair Trading, Worksafe Australia and Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, among other government and private enterprise providers.
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Failure to comply can result in significant costs such as fines, penalties or litigation and enormous emotional distress. Serious interruption to the operation of your business can also be experienced in the event one of the various controlling bodies requires you to cease business until conditions are met.
