Wine Industry Act 1994

The chief executive may approve an application under section 13 only if—

for a wine producer licence—the nominated person is a suitable person to be a nominee; and

for a wine merchant licence—the nominated person is a suitable person to be a nominee and there will not be more than 1 nominee for the licence.

The decision whether an adult is a suitable person to be a nominee must be made in the same way as the decision whether a person is a suitable person to hold a licence.

A person approved as a nominee—

is responsible for ensuring that wine is sold on the licensed premises only as authorised by the licence; and

is subject to the obligations imposed by this Act on the licensee; and

is liable as a licensee for an offence against, or any failure to perform obligations imposed by, this Act.

A nominee’s liability for an offence under this Act does not affect the liability of the licensee for the offence.