Well-known Pilbara publican fined for serving visibly drunk patron

The manager and licence holder of Dampier’s Mermaid Hotel have been fined for permitting drunkenness on a licensed premise. Nicholas Bond and Rum Holdings faced Karratha Magistrate’s Court last Wednesday charged with three breaches of the Mermaid Hotel’s liquor licence. Rum Holdings and Bond were both charged with one count of selling or supply liquor on a licensed premises to a drunken person, one count of permitting drunkenness on licensed premises, and trading outside of hours. The court was told that on November 28, 2019, Bond served a patron alcohol despite the man being visibly drunk. At about 12.15am on November 29 the patron walked unsteadily, fell into Bond and knocked over a takeaway container. The patron then went outside and sat down in the alfresco area before Bond gave an alcoholic drink to the man. Rum Holdings was fined a total of $2500 with costs of $1283.50 and Nicholas Bond was fined $1500 with costs of $158.50.