Liquor Control Act 1988

The Director must establish a system (an ID system) for checking whether a person is a banned drinker in relation to the sale of packaged liquor from licensed premises.

The ID system must be designed to —

enable a responsible person in relation to licensed premises to check whether a person is a banned drinker before selling packaged liquor to the person; and

for the purposes of carrying out the check, access information stored in the banned drinkers register or a copy of the information; and

for the purposes of carrying out the check, verify the person’s identity using —

an approved form of identification presented by the person; or

in the case of a sale not made in person — details of an approved form of identification provided by the person.

The ID system may provide for different ways to check whether a person is a banned drinker, including, for example, the following ways —

using a device that scans approved forms of identification;

using a secure webpage referred to in section 115AC (in relation to banned drinkers who are persons given barring notices) or 152K (in relation to banned drinkers who are subject to prohibition orders).

Only the following forms of identification are approved for the ID system —

a current Australian driver’s licence with a photograph;

a current passport;

a photo card, as defined in the Western Australian Photo Card Act 2014 section 3, that is current;

another form of identification approved by the Director.