What is a banned drinker order
152YB What is a banned drinker order
A banned drinker order is an order, complying with subsection (2), that the person named in the order is prohibited from doing any of the following in a banned drinker area —
purchasing packaged liquor, either on licensed premises or using a website maintained by or on behalf of a licensee;
consuming liquor, other than consuming liquor on licensed premises that was purchased for consumption at the licensed premises;
possessing liquor that was supplied to the person as packaged liquor, whether or not the liquor is still in the container (sealed or open) in which it was supplied.
A banned drinker order must be in the approved form and state the following information —
the name of the person who is subject to the order;
the reason for making the order;
whether the order is self‑imposed, made by a police officer or made on the application of a person under Division 4;
for an order made by a police officer —
the name, rank and place of duty of the officer; and
the date and time the order is made;
that the order takes effect when the order is registered, regardless of whether the person is given a copy of the order;
the period for which the order remains in force;
the consequences of a contravention of the order and a description of what constitutes a contravention;
whether the person is entitled to apply for the order to be revoked and, if so, how to apply;
whether the person is entitled to apply for review of the decision to make the order and, if so, how to apply.
[Section 152YB inserted: No. 25 of 2023 s. 15; amended: No. 20 of 2025 s. 123.]
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