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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Products) Act
2001
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 1
3. Principal Act 2
4. Definitions 2
5. Objects 2
6. Grounds to apply for an inquiry 2
7. New Division 1A inserted in Part 8 2
Division 1A--Restrictions on the Supply of Liquor and Other
Alcoholic Products 3
118A. Restrictions on retail supply of alcohol-based food
essences 3
118B. Regulations prohibiting supply of classes of liquor 3
8. Consequential amendment of section 126 4
9. Notice of conviction 4
10. Infringement notices 4
ENDNOTES 5
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Initiated in Assembly 31 October 2001
As amended by Assembly 29 November 2001
A BILL
to amend the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 to prohibit or restrict
the sale of certain alcoholic products and for other purposes.
Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited
Products) Act 2001
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Liquor
Control Reform Act 1998 to prohibit or restrict
the sale of certain alcoholic products.
5 2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on 21 December
2001.
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3. Principal Act
See:
In this Act, the Liquor Control Reform Act Act No.
1998 is called the Principal Act. 94/1998.
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as at
18 October
2001.
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4. Definitions
5 In section 3(1) of the Principal Act--
(a) before the definition of "authorised gaming
visitor" insert--
' "alcohol-based food essence" means a
food flavouring preparation in liquid
10 form intended for human consumption
with an alcoholic content greater than
0·5% by volume at a temperature of
20° Celsius;';
(b) in the definition of "supply", omit ", in
15 relation to liquor,".
5. Objects
In section 4(a) of the Principal Act, after sub-
paragraph (ii) insert--
"(iii) restricting the supply of certain other
20 alcoholic products; and".
6. Grounds to apply for an inquiry
In section 90(1) of the Principal Act, after
paragraph (b) insert--
"(ba) has contravened section 118A or a regulation
25 made under section 118B; or".
7. New Division 1A inserted in Part 8
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After Division 1 of Part 8 of the Principal Act
insert--
"Division 1A--Restrictions on the Supply of
Liquor and Other Alcoholic Products
5 118A. Restrictions on retail supply of
alcohol-based food essences
A person must not supply by retail an
alcohol-based food essence that is
packaged--
10 (a) in the case of vanilla essence (whether
natural or imitation)--in a container of
more than 100 millilitres capacity;
(b) in any other case--in a container of
more than 50 millilitres capacity.
15 Penalty: 30 penalty units.
118B. Regulations prohibiting supply of classes of
liquor
(1) The Governor in Council, on the
recommendation of the Minister, may make
20 regulations prohibiting the supply of any
class of liquor.
(2) The Minister may recommend the making of
regulations under this section only if he or
she is satisfied that it is in the interest of the
25 community to do so.
(3) Regulations under this section--
(a) may impose a penalty not exceeding
30 penalty units for a breach of the
regulations;
30 (b) may be of general or of specially
limited application;
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(c) may differ according to differences in
time, place or circumstances.
(4) Regulations under this section are subject to
disallowance by a House of the Parliament.".
5 8. Consequential amendment of section 126
In section 126(4)(c) of the Principal Act, for
"supply" substitute "give".
9. Notice of conviction
In section 140(1) of the Principal Act, after "this
10 Act" insert "or the regulations".
10. Infringement notices
(1) In section 141(2) of the Principal Act, after
paragraph (i) insert--
"(ia) section 118A (supplying alcohol-based food
15 essences);
(ib) a regulation made under section 118B
(prohibition of the supply of liquor);".
(2) In section 144 of the Principal Act--
(a) after "of this Act" insert "or a regulation";
20 (b) after "that provision" insert "or regulation".
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ENDNOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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