Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

LIQUOR ACT 2010 - SECT 206

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

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

        (b)     the person possesses liquor or low-alcohol liquor at a public place.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (2)     This section does not apply to a young person if the young person possesses the liquor or low-alcohol liquor in the course of—

        (a)     the young person's employment at licensed premises or permitted premises; or

        (b)     a training program conducted by a declared training provider.

Note     The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code

, s 58).