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Liquor Act 1992
sec.165ARefusing entry to premises
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### sec.165A Refusing entry to premises
An authorised person for premises to which a licence or permit relates may refuse to allow a person to enter the premises if—
the person is unduly intoxicated; or
the person is disorderly; or
the person is a minor, other than an exempt minor; or
the authorised person suspects on reasonable grounds the person is a minor and the person fails to—
produce acceptable evidence that the person is not a minor; or
See the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 , sections 29AH and 29AI for the use of a digital authority, a digital evidence of age or a digital evidence of identity.
show that, if admitted to the premises, the person will be an exempt minor; or
See sections 6 (Acceptable evidence of age) and 155 (Minors on premises).
for licensed premises—it would be a breach of a condition of the licence for the premises to allow the person to enter the premises.
A person must not enter, or attempt to enter, premises to which the person is refused entry under subsection (1) .
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
If a person attempts to enter premises despite being refused entry to the premises under subsection (1) , an authorised person may use necessary and reasonable force to prevent the person from entering the premises.
A person must not resist an authorised person who is preventing the person from entering premises 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 165A ins 1999 No. 54 s 9
amd 2005 No. 13 s 7 ; 2014 No. 42 s 73 ; 2016 No. 4 s 52A ; 2017 No. 5 s 10 (retro); 2020 No. 21 s 16
(sec.165A-ssec.1) An authorised person for premises to which a licence or permit relates may refuse to allow a person to enter the premises if— the person is unduly intoxicated; or the person is disorderly; or the person is a minor, other than an exempt minor; or the authorised person suspects on reasonable grounds the person is a minor and the person fails to— produce acceptable evidence that the person is not a minor; or See the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 , sections 29AH and 29AI for the use of a digital authority, a digital evidence of age or a digital evidence of identity. show that, if admitted to the premises, the person will be an exempt minor; or See sections 6 (Acceptable evidence of age) and 155 (Minors on premises). for licensed premises—it would be a breach of a condition of the licence for the premises to allow the person to enter the premises.
(sec.165A-ssec.2) A person must not enter, or attempt to enter, premises to which the person is refused entry under subsection (1) . Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.165A-ssec.3) If a person attempts to enter premises despite being refused entry to the premises under subsection (1) , an authorised person may use necessary and reasonable force to prevent the person from entering the premises.
(sec.165A-ssec.4) A person must not resist an authorised person who is preventing the person from entering premises under subsection (3) . Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.165A-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 a minor, other than an exempt minor; or
- (d) the authorised person suspects on reasonable grounds the person is a minor and the person fails to— (i) produce acceptable evidence that the person is not a minor; or Note— See the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 , sections 29AH and 29AI for the use of a digital authority, a digital evidence of age or a digital evidence of identity. (ii) show that, if admitted to the premises, the person will be an exempt minor; or Note— See sections 6 (Acceptable evidence of age) and 155 (Minors on premises).
- (i) produce acceptable evidence that the person is not a minor; or Note— See the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 , sections 29AH and 29AI for the use of a digital authority, a digital evidence of age or a digital evidence of identity.
- (ii) show that, if admitted to the premises, the person will be an exempt minor; or
- (e) for licensed premises—it would be a breach of a condition of the licence for the premises to allow the person to enter the premises.
- (i) produce acceptable evidence that the person is not a minor; or Note— See the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 , sections 29AH and 29AI for the use of a digital authority, a digital evidence of age or a digital evidence of identity.
- (ii) show that, if admitted to the premises, the person will be an exempt minor; or
- (a) the licensee or permittee; or
- (b) an employee or agent of the licensee or permittee.