Possession and consumption of liquor
47 Possession and consumption of liquor
A person must not bring liquor into a major event area.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $2 000.
A person does not contravene subsection (1) if —
the person is authorised under the Liquor Control Act 1988 to sell the liquor in the major event area; or
the person is delivering the liquor to a person who is authorised under the Liquor Control Act 1988 to sell the liquor in the major event area; or
the person resides in, or is staying in accommodation in, the major event area.
A major event organiser may, by the erection of signs or notices, designate any public place or part of a public place in a major event area as an area in which liquor must not be consumed.
A person must not consume liquor in a major event area in a place designated by the major event organiser as an area in which liquor must not be consumed.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $2 000.
Subsection (4) does not apply to the consumption of liquor on premises on which the consumption of liquor is authorised by a licence or permit under the Liquor Control Act 1988.
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