Requirement to keep records of liquor transactions
145 Requirement to keep records of liquor transactions
Such licensees as are prescribed shall make and maintain a record of all transactions entered into by or on behalf of the licensee involving the sale or purchase or other disposal or acquisition of liquor, in accordance with this section.
[(1a) deleted]
A record to be kept under subsection (1) shall contain the information prescribed and shall be maintained in such a form that the prescribed information is readily available for inspection.
A person who is required by this section to make a record shall —
keep and retain the record on the licensed premises, or in some other place in the State approved by the Director for the purpose, for 6 years after the date on which it was compiled; and
make the record available for inspection by an authorised officer.
A person who —
fails to make, maintain, keep or retain a record, as required by this section; or
fails to make the record available for inspection by an authorised officer; or
includes in such a record information that is false or misleading in a material particular,
commits an offence.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $15 000.
[Section 145 amended: No. 56 of 1997 s. 41; No. 12 of 1998 s. 86; No. 73 of 2006 s. 110; No. 56 of 2010 s. 69; No. 20 of 2025 s. 40 and 54.]
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed information
). Made under this Act:
- Liquor Control (Bayulu Restricted Area) Regulations 2013
- Liquor Control (Bungardi Restricted Area) Regulations 2017
- Liquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Regulations 2012
28 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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