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Liquor Act 1992
sec.172Offer to purchase liquor made elsewhere than at licensed premises
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### sec.172 Offer to purchase liquor made elsewhere than at licensed premises
A licensee must not take or receive, or cause or permit an agent or employee to take or receive, an order for liquor elsewhere than at the licensed premises.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply to orders taken or received for—
the wholesale sale of liquor to a person mentioned in section 75 (1) by the holder of a producer/wholesaler licence or artisan producer licence; or
the sale of craft beer at a promotional event by the holder of—
a producer/wholesaler licence authorised under section 73 (2) (a) to sell craft beer at the event; or
an artisan producer licence (beer) authorised under section 75H (1) (a) to sell craft beer at the event; or
a craft beer producer permit; or
the sale of artisan spirits at a promotional event by the holder of—
a producer/wholesaler licence authorised under section 73 (2) (a) to sell artisan spirits at the event; or
an artisan producer licence (spirits) authorised under section 75I (1) (a) to sell artisan spirits at the event; or
an artisan spirits producer permit; or
the sale of craft beer by the holder of an artisan producer licence (beer) online from the licensee’s website; or
the sale of artisan spirits by the holder of an artisan producer licence (spirits) online from the licensee’s website.
A person other than a licensee must not invite an offer to purchase liquor by way of an order taken or received elsewhere than at the licensed premises on or from which the liquor could be sold under authority of a licence in response to the order.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
Subsection (3) does not apply to the holder of a craft beer producer permit or artisan spirits producer permit for orders taken at the promotional event that is the subject of the permit.
s 172 amd 1994 No. 59 s 61 ; 2001 No. 39 s 107 ; 2008 No. 48 s 59 (1) sch 1 ; 2016 No. 4 s 53 ; 2021 No. 4 s 28
(sec.172-ssec.1) A licensee must not take or receive, or cause or permit an agent or employee to take or receive, an order for liquor elsewhere than at the licensed premises. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.172-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to orders taken or received for— the wholesale sale of liquor to a person mentioned in section 75 (1) by the holder of a producer/wholesaler licence or artisan producer licence; or the sale of craft beer at a promotional event by the holder of— a producer/wholesaler licence authorised under section 73 (2) (a) to sell craft beer at the event; or an artisan producer licence (beer) authorised under section 75H (1) (a) to sell craft beer at the event; or a craft beer producer permit; or the sale of artisan spirits at a promotional event by the holder of— a producer/wholesaler licence authorised under section 73 (2) (a) to sell artisan spirits at the event; or an artisan producer licence (spirits) authorised under section 75I (1) (a) to sell artisan spirits at the event; or an artisan spirits producer permit; or the sale of craft beer by the holder of an artisan producer licence (beer) online from the licensee’s website; or the sale of artisan spirits by the holder of an artisan producer licence (spirits) online from the licensee’s website.
(sec.172-ssec.3) A person other than a licensee must not invite an offer to purchase liquor by way of an order taken or received elsewhere than at the licensed premises on or from which the liquor could be sold under authority of a licence in response to the order. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.172-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not apply to the holder of a craft beer producer permit or artisan spirits producer permit for orders taken at the promotional event that is the subject of the permit.
- (a) the wholesale sale of liquor to a person mentioned in section 75 (1) by the holder of a producer/wholesaler licence or artisan producer licence; or
- (b) the sale of craft beer at a promotional event by the holder of— (i) a producer/wholesaler licence authorised under section 73 (2) (a) to sell craft beer at the event; or (ii) an artisan producer licence (beer) authorised under section 75H (1) (a) to sell craft beer at the event; or (iii) a craft beer producer permit; or
- (i) a producer/wholesaler licence authorised under section 73 (2) (a) to sell craft beer at the event; or
- (ii) an artisan producer licence (beer) authorised under section 75H (1) (a) to sell craft beer at the event; or
- (iii) a craft beer producer permit; or
- (c) the sale of artisan spirits at a promotional event by the holder of— (i) a producer/wholesaler licence authorised under section 73 (2) (a) to sell artisan spirits at the event; or (ii) an artisan producer licence (spirits) authorised under section 75I (1) (a) to sell artisan spirits at the event; or (iii) an artisan spirits producer permit; or
- (i) a producer/wholesaler licence authorised under section 73 (2) (a) to sell artisan spirits at the event; or
- (ii) an artisan producer licence (spirits) authorised under section 75I (1) (a) to sell artisan spirits at the event; or
- (iii) an artisan spirits producer permit; or
- (d) the sale of craft beer by the holder of an artisan producer licence (beer) online from the licensee’s website; or
- (e) the sale of artisan spirits by the holder of an artisan producer licence (spirits) online from the licensee’s website.
- (i) a producer/wholesaler licence authorised under section 73 (2) (a) to sell craft beer at the event; or
- (ii) an artisan producer licence (beer) authorised under section 75H (1) (a) to sell craft beer at the event; or
- (iii) a craft beer producer permit; or
- (i) a producer/wholesaler licence authorised under section 73 (2) (a) to sell artisan spirits at the event; or
- (ii) an artisan producer licence (spirits) authorised under section 75I (1) (a) to sell artisan spirits at the event; or
- (iii) an artisan spirits producer permit; or