{"id":"sr:liquor-control-reform-prohibited-supply-regulations-2025","name":"Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Supply) Regulations 2025","slug":"liquor-control-reform-prohibited-supply-regulations-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":183978,"registerId":"vic-sr:liquor-control-reform-prohibited-supply-regulations-2025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Supply) Regulations 2025","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Supply) Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 129/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n14 December 2025\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n5 Prohibition of supply of alcoholic low-fat milk products 1\n\n6 Prohibition of supply of alcoholic vapour 2\n\n7 Prohibition of supply of liquor in flexible tubes 2\n\n8 Prohibition of supply of liquor that is a dry, soluble, concentrated substance 2\n\n9 Prohibition of supply of liquor in certain packaging 2\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 3\n\n1 General information 3\n\n2 Table of Amendments 5\n\n3 Explanatory details 6\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Supply) Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 129/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n14 December 2025\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prohibit the supply of certain classes of liquor.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 118B of the **Liquor Control Reform Act 1998**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 14 December 2025.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThe Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Supply) Regulations 2015[[1]](#endnote-1) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Prohibition of supply of alcoholic low-fat milk products\n\n(1) A person must not supply for consumption off licensed premises liquor that contains milk products that have less than 2% milk fat.\n\nPenalty: 30 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not supply for consumption on licensed premises liquor in a sealed container that contains milk products that have less than 2% milk fat.\n\nPenalty: 30 penalty units.\n\n\t6 Prohibition of supply of alcoholic vapour\n\nA person must not supply liquor that is a vapour that would as a liquid be a beverage with an alcohol content greater than 0⋅5% by volume at a temperature of 20° Celsius.\n\nPenalty: 30 penalty units.\n\n\t7 Prohibition of supply of liquor in flexible tubes\n\n(1) A person must not supply liquor in a flexible tube.\n\nPenalty: 30 penalty units.\n\n(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1)—\n\n***flexible tube*** means a flexible metal, plastic or laminate cylindrical container sealed permanently at one end and having a cap at the other end.\n\n**Example**\n\n![USE_040]().\n\n\t8 Prohibition of supply of liquor that is a dry, soluble, concentrated substance\n\n(1) A person must not supply by retail liquor that is a dry, soluble, concentrated substance.\n\nPenalty: 30 penalty units.\n\n(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), a dry, soluble, concentrated substance includes powders, crystals, capsules and tablets.\n\n\t9 Prohibition of supply of liquor in certain packaging\n\nA person must not supply liquor that is packaged in a container the appearance of which could reasonably be mistaken for a children's toy.\n\nPenalty: 30 penalty units.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Supply) Regulations 2025, S.R. No. 129/2025 were made on 2 December 2025 by the Governor in Council under section 118B of the **Liquor Control Reform Act 1998**, No. 94/1998 and came into operation on 14 December 2025: regulation 3.\n\nThe Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Supply) Regulations 2025 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 2 December 2035 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Supply) Regulations 2025 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4: S.R. No. 155/2015.\n\n  ——\n\n  **Penalty Units**\n\n  These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the **Sentencing Act 1991**. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.\n\n  The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2025 is $203.51. The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.\n\n  The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is available in the provided text to determine whether the scope of this regulation changed from its original intent. The document contains only version history metadata and structural headings, with no substantive provisions visible."},"complexity_factors":["Document is almost entirely devoid of substantive legislative content — only structural metadata and version history headings are present","Cannot assess true complexity without the actual regulatory provisions","Base score elevated slightly due to the regulatory context (liquor licensing law) typically involving cross-references to parent Act and multiple definitions","Score reflects the document as provided, not the likely complexity of the full instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This Victorian regulation (Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Supply) Regulations 2025, SR 129/2025) sets rules about who cannot be supplied alcohol and therefore matters to anyone who sells, serves or supplies liquor — licensees, venue operators, retailers and private hosts. The provided extract contains only metadata and no substantive rules, so exact obligations, exceptions and penalties cannot be determined from this document."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Regulation 4 expressly revokes the Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Supply) Regulations 2015 (S.R. No.155/2015) and substitutes this new list of prohibited supplies. The instrument therefore replaces the prior regulatory regime; the text provided does not include the 2015 provisions, so whether the net scope is broader or narrower cannot be determined from this instrument alone. The instrument also establishes a 10‑year sunset (Endnotes)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple distinct prohibitions across product form and packaging (regs 5–9) requiring different compliance responses.","Use of quantitative and qualitative tests: a numeric milk‑fat threshold (reg 5) and an alcohol‑by‑volume cutoff for vapour (reg 6) alongside subjective ‘appearance’ standard for toy‑like packaging (reg 9).","Defined term for ‘flexible tube’ narrows scope but requires factual assessment of container construction (reg 7).","Broad description of ‘dry, soluble, concentrated substance’ includes several forms, creating scope for interpretation at retail level (reg 8).","Uniform monetary penalty (30 penalty units) with cross‑reference to Sentencing Act and Monetary Units Act for valuation and indexing (Endnotes).","Revocation of the 2015 Regulations (reg 4) and a 10‑year sunset (Endnotes) create transitional and temporal considerations for industry and enforcement.","Enforcement and measurement issues for novel formats (vapour, powders, sealed containers) impose testing, labelling and evidentiary burdens on suppliers and regulators (regs 5–8).","Examples, diagrams and notes form part of the instrument (Endnotes/Interpretation), affecting how illustrations or examples may be used in interpretation."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations ban the supply of specific kinds of alcoholic products (regs 5–9): low‑fat milk‑based alcoholic drinks (<2% milk fat), alcoholic vapour (liquid equivalent >0.5% ABV), liquor in flexible tubes, dry soluble concentrates (powders, crystals, capsules, tablets), and liquor packaged so it could be mistaken for a children’s toy. Suppliers and retailers who sell these products face a penalty of 30 penalty units (regs 5–9; Endnotes). The rules are made under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (reg 2) and require changes to product formulation, packaging and sales practices."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain the same narrow, targeted scope as the 2015 regulations they replace. They continue to address specific product categories (novel alcohol delivery methods and youth-attractive packaging) without expanding into broader liquor control areas. The structure and intent remain consistent with the original 2015 framework."},"complexity_factors":["Only 9 regulations total, with 5 substantive provisions","Minimal defined terms (only 'flexible tube' is explicitly defined)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the authorising Act","Simple conditional structure: prohibition + penalty format","Single numerical threshold (2% milk fat) and one technical measurement (0.5% alcohol by volume at 20°C)","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Straightforward offence structure with flat penalty (30 penalty units) across all prohibitions"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations ban four specific types of alcoholic products in Victoria to protect public health and safety, particularly young people.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe regulations prohibit anyone from selling or supplying:\n\n*   **Alcoholic low-fat milk drinks** — things like alcoholic skim milk or low-fat milk beverages (off-licence sales banned entirely; on-licence sales banned if in sealed containers)\n*   **Alcoholic vapour** — inhalable alcohol mist that would be an alcoholic drink if condensed (targeting \"alcohol vaping\" products)\n*   **Liquor in flexible tubes** — squeezable pouches or tubes (like those used for sunscreen or yoghurt), which are easy to conceal and consume quickly\n*   **Powdered or concentrated alcohol** — dry, soluble substances like alcohol powders, crystals, capsules or tablets that can be mixed with water\n*   **Booze that looks like kids' toys** — any alcohol packaging designed to look like a children's toy, which could attract minors\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Licensed venues (pubs, bars, restaurants, bottle shops)\n*   Retailers and wholesalers\n*   Manufacturers of these specific product types\n*   Anyone supplying liquor in Victoria\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese products are banned because they pose particular risks: they're easy to hide, appeal to young people, or make it hard to track how much alcohol someone is consuming. The regulations replace similar 2015 rules and carry fines of around $6,100 (30 penalty units) for each offence.\n\n**Key detail:** The ban on alcoholic milk products only applies to low-fat versions (under 2% milk fat), not full-cream or standard milk-based drinks."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/liquor-control-reform-prohibited-supply-regulations-2025","history":"/api/acts/liquor-control-reform-prohibited-supply-regulations-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/liquor-control-reform-prohibited-supply-regulations-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/liquor-control-reform-prohibited-supply-regulations-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/liquor-control-reform-prohibited-supply-regulations-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/liquor-control-reform-prohibited-supply-regulations-2025/documents"}}