Presumption of production of liquor
56 Presumption of production of liquor
For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be taken to have produced liquor —
being wine made from grapes —
if it was fermented by, or under the control or direction of, that person; or
if, in the case of wine produced by blending, all the wine used was fermented from produce grown or produced in Australia;
or
being wine not made from grapes, if it was fermented or otherwise made from produce grown, produced or obtained by that person; or
being spirits made from wine —
if it was distilled by that person; or
if it was distilled under the control or direction of that person from wine produced by that person;
or
being spirits not made from wine, if it was distilled by that person; or
being beer, if it was brewed by that person; or
being liquor containing spirits, if —
the spirits was distilled by that person, or under the control or direction of that person from wine produced by that person; and
the liquor does not contain liquor produced by any other person.
In determining any question as to the fermentation of wine, maturation of the wine after final bottling shall be disregarded.
[Section 56 amended: No. 74 of 2003 s. 78; No. 9 of 2018 s. 29; No. 20 of 2025 s. 12.]
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