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Liquor Act 1992
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### sec.142ZZC Advertising
A licensee or permittee must not advertise or allow anyone to advertise—
the availability of the following for consumption on the relevant premises—
free liquor;
multiple quantities of liquor; or
2 drinks for the price of 1
the sale price of liquor for consumption on the relevant premises; or
a promotion that is likely to indicate to an ordinary person the availability of liquor, for consumption on the relevant premises, at a price less than that normally charged for the liquor.
‘happy hours’
‘all you can drink’
‘toss the boss’
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
A person does not contravene subsection (1) if—
the advertising happens only within the relevant premises; and
the advertisement is not visible or audible to a person who is outside the relevant premises.
Subsection (1) (b) does not apply to the holder of a subsidiary on-premises licence if the principal activity of the business conducted under the licence is the principal activity mentioned in section 67A .
A licensee or permittee must not advertise or allow anyone to advertise anything that is, or would be if it were engaged in, an unacceptable practice or promotion under section 142ZZ .
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
In this section—
advertise means advertise in any way including, for example, in any of the following ways—
by signage;
in print;
orally;
electronically.
s 142ZZC ins 2014 No. 42 s 66
(sec.142ZZC-ssec.1) A licensee or permittee must not advertise or allow anyone to advertise— the availability of the following for consumption on the relevant premises— free liquor; multiple quantities of liquor; or 2 drinks for the price of 1 the sale price of liquor for consumption on the relevant premises; or a promotion that is likely to indicate to an ordinary person the availability of liquor, for consumption on the relevant premises, at a price less than that normally charged for the liquor. ‘happy hours’ ‘all you can drink’ ‘toss the boss’ Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.142ZZC-ssec.2) A person does not contravene subsection (1) if— the advertising happens only within the relevant premises; and the advertisement is not visible or audible to a person who is outside the relevant premises.
(sec.142ZZC-ssec.3) Subsection (1) (b) does not apply to the holder of a subsidiary on-premises licence if the principal activity of the business conducted under the licence is the principal activity mentioned in section 67A .
(sec.142ZZC-ssec.4) A licensee or permittee must not advertise or allow anyone to advertise anything that is, or would be if it were engaged in, an unacceptable practice or promotion under section 142ZZ . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.142ZZC-ssec.5) In this section— advertise means advertise in any way including, for example, in any of the following ways— by signage; in print; orally; electronically.
- (a) the availability of the following for consumption on the relevant premises— (i) free liquor; (ii) multiple quantities of liquor; or Example— 2 drinks for the price of 1
- (i) free liquor;
- (ii) multiple quantities of liquor; or
- (b) the sale price of liquor for consumption on the relevant premises; or
- (c) a promotion that is likely to indicate to an ordinary person the availability of liquor, for consumption on the relevant premises, at a price less than that normally charged for the liquor. Examples of promotions for paragraph (c) — • ‘happy hours’ • ‘all you can drink’ • ‘toss the boss’
- • ‘happy hours’
- • ‘all you can drink’
- • ‘toss the boss’
- (i) free liquor;
- (ii) multiple quantities of liquor; or
- • ‘happy hours’
- • ‘all you can drink’
- • ‘toss the boss’
- (a) the advertising happens only within the relevant premises; and
- (b) the advertisement is not visible or audible to a person who is outside the relevant premises.
- (a) by signage;
- (b) in print;
- (c) orally;
- (d) electronically.