Exemption from Act in relation to liquor competition (Act s. 6(1)(o))
8G Exemption from Act in relation to liquor competition (Act s. 6(1)(o))
In this regulation —
judge, in relation to a liquor competition, means a person who has expertise or expert knowledge in relation to the particular kind and type of liquor entered into the competition;
liquor competition means a competition which has all of the following characteristics —
liquor of a particular kind and type is assessed by a judge in a systematic manner against certain criteria (for example, criteria in relation to colour, appearance, aroma and taste);
after judgment the liquor is allocated a score;
a prize or acknowledgment is given in relation to liquor entered into the competition;
the purposes of the competition include to highlight liquor producers whose liquor exhibits the best quality and to provide a forum to educate liquor producers.
The sale or supply of liquor to, and the consumption of liquor by, a judge who is at least 18 years of age is exempted from the application of the Act if —
the judge is not drunk; and
the judge is judging a liquor competition; and
the liquor is sold or supplied by way of sample; and
the liquor is sold or supplied, and consumed, only for the purposes of the competition.
The sale or supply of liquor to, and the consumption of liquor by, a person who is at least 18 years of age is exempted from the application of the Act if —
the person is not drunk; and
the person is —
a liquor producer who entered liquor into a liquor competition; or
employed or engaged as a steward for the purposes of a liquor competition;
and
the liquor is sold or supplied by way of sample; and
the sale or supply, and consumption, of the liquor is incidental to the competition.
[Regulation 8G inserted: SL 2021/94 r. 4.]
[9. Deleted: SL 2026/98 r. 8.]
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