Offence of supplying packaged liquor to banned drinker
152ZB Offence of supplying packaged liquor to banned drinker
A person who supplies packaged liquor to a banned drinker in a banned drinker area commits an offence.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $10 000.
It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) for the accused person to prove that —
the person is a responsible person in relation to the licensed premises from which the liquor was supplied; and
either of the following apply —
the person used the ID system in relation to the supply of the packaged liquor and the ID system did not identify the person as a banned drinker; or
the ID system did not operate properly or was not otherwise able to be used.
It is also a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) for an accused person, other than a person referred to in subsection (2)(a), to prove that the person did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know, the person was a banned drinker.
[Section 152ZB inserted: No. 25 of 2023 s. 15.]
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