Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LIQUOR CONTROL ACT 1988 - SECT 58

58 .         Wholesaler’s licences

        (1)         Subject to this Act, the licensee of a wholesaler’s licence is, during permitted hours, authorised to sell packaged liquor on or from the licensed premises, in an aggregate quantity per person of not less than 9 litres, to any person for consumption off the premises.

        (1a)         Notwithstanding subsection (1), the licensee of a wholesaler’s licence may sell liquor in an aggregate quantity of less than 9 litres to — 

            (a)         a person who is a liquor merchant or is otherwise authorised by law to sell liquor; or

            (b)         any employee of the licensee.

        (2)         The licensee of a wholesaler’s licence is authorised to supply liquor, by way of free sample, for consumption on a part of the licensed premises approved for the purpose by the Director.

        (2a)         The licensee of a wholesaler’s licence is authorised to supply liquor, by way of a free sample, at the licensed premises of another licensee (the other licensee ) for consumption on the other licensee’s licensed premises by —

            (a)         the other licensee; or

            (b)         a manager of the other licensee’s licensed premises; or

            (c)         an employee or agent of the other licensee.

        (3)         Every wholesaler’s licence is subject to the condition that — 

            (a)         liquor may only be sold to a person during the permitted hours applicable to a liquor store licence, other than — 

                  (i)         as ship’s stores;

                  (ii)         to a person who is a liquor merchant or is otherwise authorised by law to sell liquor; or

                  (iii)         to a person who is not resident in Australia where delivery of the liquor is to be effected outside Australia;

                and

            (b)         the business conducted must consist, primarily and predominantly and to at least 90% of the licensee’s gross turnover from the sale of liquor in each financial year, of selling liquor to liquor merchants or other persons authorised by law to sell liquor.

        (4)         For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), any amount derived by a licensee from the sale of liquor — 

            (a)         as ships’ stores;

            (b)         to an employee of the licensee; or

            (c)         to a person who is not resident in Australia where delivery of the liquor is to be effected outside Australia,

                shall not be taken into account in calculating gross turnover.

        [Section 58 amended by No. 56 of 1997 s. 26(4); No. 12 of 1998 s. 38; No. 73 of 2006 s. 42.]