LIQUOR ACT 2010 - SECT 114 Offence—child or young person consume liquor—licensee or
LIQUOR ACT 2010 - SECT 114
Offence—child or young person consume liquor—licensee or permit-holder(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person is a licensee; and
(b) another person consumes liquor or low-alcohol liquor at—
(i) if the licensee holds a catering licence—the catered premises; or
(ii) in any other case—the licensed premises; and
(c) the other person is a child or young person.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person is a permit-holder; and
(b) another person consumes liquor or low-alcohol liquor at the permitted premises; and
(c) the other person is a child or young person.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
(4) This section does not apply in relation to a young person at premises if the young person—
(a) was at least 16 years old at the time of the offence; and
(b) had, before the time of the offence, shown 1 or more of the following people an identification document identifying the young person as an adult:
(i) the defendant;
(ii) an employee of the defendant;
(iii) a crowd controller working as a crowd controller at the premises.
Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (4) (see Criminal Code
, s 58).