Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

LIQUOR ACT 1975 - SECT 109C

    (1)     The commissioner may issue a tourism wine permit to an applicant only if satisfied on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     the applicant holds—

              (i)     a licence or permit under this Act to sell wine; or

              (ii)     a licence, permit or other authority (however described) under the law of another State or Territory to sell wine; and

        (b)     the applicant was involved in the production or processing of the wine; and

        (c)     the wine to be sold under the permit is to be sold at a tourism or promotional event; and

        (d)     it is in the public interest to issue the permit.

    (2)     The stated amount of wine that may be sold under the permit must not exceed the applicant's annual quota.

    (3)     In this section:

"annual quota", in relation to a tourism wine permit for an applicant, means the amount of wine that—

        (a)     is authorised for sale by the applicant—

              (i)     in the financial year in which the event to which the permit would apply happens; and

              (ii)     under the permit or any other tourism wine permit; and

        (b)     does not exceed the price cap.

"tourism or promotional event" includes an exhibition, festival, trade fair and show.

"price cap" means—

        (a)     $15 000; or

        (b)     if another amount is prescribed by regulation—that amount.