Sale or supply of liquor to youths
26 Sale or supply of liquor to youths
A person must not supply liquor to a youth at a private place unless the person is a responsible adult for the youth. Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
A responsible adult for a youth must not supply liquor to the youth at a private place unless the supply is consistent with the responsible supervision of the youth. Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
For the purposes of subsection (2), the following factors are relevant in considering whether the supply is consistent with the responsible supervision of the youth:whether the responsible adult is directly supervising the youth's consumption of the liquor; whether the responsible adult is intoxicated; whether the responsible adult provides food for the youth to consume with the liquor; whether the youth is intoxicated; the age of the youth; the quantity and type of liquor supplied and the period over which it is supplied.
For the purposes of this section, each of the following persons is a responsible adult for a youth:a parent, step-parent or guardian of the youth; an adult who has parental rights and responsibilities for the youth; an adult authorised to supply liquor to the youth by a parent, step-parent or guardian of the youth or by an adult referred to in paragraph (b).
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