Qld liquor laws hit hospitality industry

Fortitude Valley pubs and clubs are counting the cost of Queensland's new lockout and liquor laws.

Valley Liquor Accord chairman Nick Braban has reported a costly revenue drop while patronage has suffered a major decrease since the laws came into effect on July 1.

Patronage was down by a third on the same period in 2015, according to Mr Braban.

"The first weekend revenue was down by about 12 per cent and it's flatlined since then," he told AAP.

Casual workers have also been affected, losing as much as $90 a week with the loss of hours, he said.

Under the new laws, licensed premises can only operate until 2am, unless they are within a designated safe night precinct, like Fortitude Valley, where the closing time is 3am.

There's also a ban on the sale and supply of rapid intoxication drinks after midnight.

Chaplain Watch founder Lance Mergard said his volunteers were being forced to deal with "heavily wasted" revellers at earlier hours than usual.

"It used to be around midnight when we would start getting really busy, but now it's as early as 9.30pm," he said.

There had been no discernible increase or decrease in violence, according to Mr Mergard.