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NO. 5 OF 2015


PART 2
SUPPLY OF LIQUOR

Division 1—Prohibitions relating to supply of liquor, etc.

Supply of liquor to be licensed

4.—(1) Subject to this section, a person must not supply any liquor unless the person is authorised by a liquor licence to supply the liquor.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in the following circumstances:

(a) the delivery only to a person, at the request of the person, of liquor that is owned by, or ordered under a contract of purchase by, the person;
(b) in an emergency where the liquor is necessary to preserve life or prevent injury or further injury;
(c) in the course of a religious service, ceremony or rite lawfully conducted by a priest or minister of religion in a place of worship;
(d) such other circumstances as the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, specify.

(3) Subject to section 16, a person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction—

(a) to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and
(b) where the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

Supply of liquor only at licensed premises

5.—(1) Where licensed premises are specified in the liquor licence of a licensee, the licensee must not supply any liquor except at those licensed premises.

(2) A licensee who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.