Term used: drunk
3A Term used: drunk
A person is drunk for the purposes of this Act if —
the person is on licensed premises or regulated premises; and
the person’s speech, balance, co‑ordination or behaviour appears to be noticeably impaired; and
it is reasonable in the circumstances to believe that that impairment results from the consumption of liquor.
If an authorised officer or a person on whom a duty is imposed under section 115 decides, in accordance with subsection (1), that a person is drunk at a particular time, then, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that person is taken to be drunk at that time.
[Section 3A inserted: No. 73 of 2006 s. 7; amended: No. 20 of 2025 s. 67.]
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