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Liquor Act 1992
sec.156AIrresponsible supply of liquor to a minor at a private place etc.
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### sec.156A Irresponsible supply of liquor to a minor at a private place etc.
An adult must not supply liquor to a minor at a private place, unless the adult is a responsible adult for the minor.
Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.
A responsible adult for a minor must not supply liquor to the minor at a private place, unless the supply is consistent with the responsible supervision of the minor.
Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.
For subsection (2) , in considering whether the supply is consistent with the responsible supervision of the minor, relevant factors include the following—
whether the adult is unduly intoxicated;
whether the minor is unduly intoxicated;
the age of the minor;
whether the minor is consuming the liquor supplied with food;
whether the adult is responsibly supervising the minor’s consumption of the liquor supplied;
the quantity of liquor supplied and the period over which it was supplied.
s 156A ins 2008 No. 48 s 29
(sec.156A-ssec.1) An adult must not supply liquor to a minor at a private place, unless the adult is a responsible adult for the minor. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.
(sec.156A-ssec.2) A responsible adult for a minor must not supply liquor to the minor at a private place, unless the supply is consistent with the responsible supervision of the minor. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.
(sec.156A-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , in considering whether the supply is consistent with the responsible supervision of the minor, relevant factors include the following— whether the adult is unduly intoxicated; whether the minor is unduly intoxicated; the age of the minor; whether the minor is consuming the liquor supplied with food; whether the adult is responsibly supervising the minor’s consumption of the liquor supplied; the quantity of liquor supplied and the period over which it was supplied.
- (a) whether the adult is unduly intoxicated;
- (b) whether the minor is unduly intoxicated;
- (c) the age of the minor;
- (d) whether the minor is consuming the liquor supplied with food;
- (e) whether the adult is responsibly supervising the minor’s consumption of the liquor supplied;
- (f) the quantity of liquor supplied and the period over which it was supplied.