Issued by NSW Liquor and Gaming on Friday, the hotel earned its listing because it had accumulated 12 incidents in a 12-month period, taking it to level two rating.

Sydney’s Ivy Nightclub was the only level one venue on the list, with 36 incidents.

Level two venues are required to stop serving alcohol 30 minutes before closing, cannot use glass after midnight and either have to hold 10-minute alcohol sale timeouts every hour after midnight or actively distribute water and/or food.

However Mick Fabar, speaking on behalf of the hotel’s owners, said the 12 listed incidents dated back to the previous management and none had occurred since the management change in December.

“We have a very structured management plan implemented, which is proving to be successful and we’ve got a good relationship with police,” he said.

The venue had previously not been a member of the Orange Liquor Accord, but Mr Fabar said it had since joined.

Detective Inspector Bruce Grassick said the level two listing applied to the January to December 2016 period, however further incidents in the quarter from January to March 2017 were under investigation and would appear in further rounds.

“They are issues of violence and issues to do with [responsible service of alcohol] and we’re continuing to work with the hotel,” he said.

However, Mr Fabar disputed the latest matters, saying they were unconfirmed.

Mr Fabar said the family was trying to overturn the level two listing by legal means and believed a recent finding, disqualifying former licensee Joshua Meijer from holding a licence or having an interest in a licensed venue for seven years, would assist their case.

Mr Meijer was convicted for cultivating cannabis for a commercial purpose in July 2016.

While his wife, Emma Meijer, was the licensee at the time, the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority deemed Mr Meijer still held a position of influence as Mrs Meijer’s spouse and the sole director of three other NSW licensed premises.

Mr Meijer said he would appeal the ban, saying he suffered from undiagnosed medical conditions at the time of the cannabis offence.