D’Ath gets slammed over scans

NIGHTCLUB venue owners have slammed AttorneyGeneral Yvette D’Ath over her comments declaring licensees just want “the young attractive female” to be able to operate ID scanners under new legislation.

Ms D’Ath told ABC Radio yesterday that only licensed security guards would be able to operate the scanning machines come July 1 despite the concerns raised from venue owners.

Pubs and club owners have pushed for slight changes to the laws that would allow themselves or a staff member to be able to scan the ID cards, especially while a security guard was taking a break or during weeknights when there is only a small amount of patrons with generally no crowd controller hired.

Ms D’Ath said she had heard of concerns from licensees saying they would no longer be able to have “the young attractive female standing out the front enticing people in”.

However prominent Brisbane club owner Trent Meade, from GPO and The Met, rubbished the claims and labelled Ms D’Ath “disconnected” saying the argument she alluded to had never once been made by the industry.

“We are not sure what world the Attorney- General is living in but … it is madness that she continues to suggest that a crowd controller has more ability to scan an ID than the owner or approved manager of a venue.”