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LIQUOR ACT 2010 - SECT 112

Offence—supply liquor to child or young person—other person

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person supplies liquor or low-alcohol liquor to another person; and

        (b)     the other person is a child or a young person; and

        (c)     the supply happens at—

              (i)     licensed premises; or

              (ii)     catered premises; or

              (iii)     permitted premises; and

        (d)     the person is a person other than—

              (i)     for supply at licensed premises or catered premises—

    (A)     a licensee; or

    (B)     an employee of the licensee; or

              (ii)     for supply at permitted premises—

    (A)     a permit-holder; or

    (B)     an employee of the permit-holder.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (3)     This section does not apply in relation to a young person at licensed premises or catered premises if the young person—

        (a)     was at least 16 years old at the time of the offence; and

        (b)     had, before the time of the offence, shown 1 or more of the following people an identification document identifying the young person as an adult:

              (i)     the defendant;

              (ii)     the licensee;

              (iii)     an employee of the licensee;

              (iv)     a crowd controller working as a crowd controller at the premises.

    (4)     This section does not apply in relation to a young person at permitted premises if the young person—

        (a)     was at least 16 years old at the time of the offence; and

        (b)     had, before the time of the offence, shown 1 or more of the following people an identification document identifying the young person as an adult:

              (i)     the defendant;

              (ii)     the permit-holder;

              (iii)     an employee of the permit-holder;

              (iv)     a crowd controller working as a crowd controller at the premises.

Note 1     The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in ss (3) and (4) (see Criminal Code

, s 58).

Note 2     It is an offence to supply liquor to a child or young person in a public place (see s 204).



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