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Liquor Act 1992
sec.165Removal of persons from premises
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### sec.165 Removal of persons from premises
An authorised person for premises to which a licence or permit relates may require a person to leave the premises if—
the person is unduly intoxicated; or
the person is disorderly; or
the person is creating a disturbance; or
the person is a minor, other than an exempt minor; or
the person has entered the premises despite being refused entry under section 165A ; or
the person refuses to state particulars, or to produce evidence, as to age when required to do so under section 167 .
A person must immediately leave premises when required to do so under subsection (1) .
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
If a person fails to leave when required under subsection (1) , the authorised person may use necessary and reasonable force to remove the person.
A person must not resist an authorised person who is removing the person under subsection (3) .
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
In this section—
authorised person , for premises to which a licence or permit relates, means—
the licensee or permittee; or
an employee or agent of the licensee or permittee.
s 165 sub 1999 No. 54 s 9
amd 2014 No. 42 s 72
(sec.165-ssec.1) An authorised person for premises to which a licence or permit relates may require a person to leave the premises if— the person is unduly intoxicated; or the person is disorderly; or the person is creating a disturbance; or the person is a minor, other than an exempt minor; or the person has entered the premises despite being refused entry under section 165A ; or the person refuses to state particulars, or to produce evidence, as to age when required to do so under section 167 .
(sec.165-ssec.2) A person must immediately leave premises when required to do so under subsection (1) . Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.165-ssec.3) If a person fails to leave when required under subsection (1) , the authorised person may use necessary and reasonable force to remove the person.
(sec.165-ssec.4) A person must not resist an authorised person who is removing the person under subsection (3) . Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.165-ssec.5) In this section— authorised person , for premises to which a licence or permit relates, means— the licensee or permittee; or an employee or agent of the licensee or permittee.
- (a) the person is unduly intoxicated; or
- (b) the person is disorderly; or
- (c) the person is creating a disturbance; or
- (d) the person is a minor, other than an exempt minor; or
- (e) the person has entered the premises despite being refused entry under section 165A ; or
- (f) the person refuses to state particulars, or to produce evidence, as to age when required to do so under section 167 .
- (a) the licensee or permittee; or
- (b) an employee or agent of the licensee or permittee.