Reply To: Graham Stoakes opinion: Why blanket industry licensing isn't the answer

[Graham Patterson]

We have had licensing in Australia for some time, initially for all the right reasons, that has been degraded gradually over the years to recently be dumbed down in an obvious cost cutting exercise that is likely to see less monitoring and at the same time implementing individual license fees as well as the licenced premises fee. A pro active group here has just trialled the American ASE accreditation in an effort to recognise excellence in the industry. The system we have at the moment is just another Gov. cash cow.