Liquor Act 2007
123Minor not to enter or remain in certain licensed premises
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123 Minor not to enter or remain in certain licensed premises
123 Minor not to enter or remain in certain licensed premises
(1) A minor must not—
(a) enter or remain in the bar area of a hotel or club premises, or
(b) enter or remain in a part of a hotel to which a minors area authorisation relates unless the minor is in the company of a responsible adult, or
(b1) enter or remain in a small bar between 10 am and 10 pm—
(i) unless—
(A) the minor is in the company of a responsible adult, and
(B) meals are regularly provided on the licensed premises at times between opening time and 10 pm when liquor is sold or supplied, and
(C) any other requirements prescribed by the regulations are being complied with, or
(ii) unless—
(A) there is a minors authorisation in force for the small bar, and
(B) the minor is in the small bar during the times, and for the purposes or in the circumstances, stated in the authorisation, or
(b2) enter or remain in a small bar between 10 pm and midnight unless—
(i) there is a minors authorisation in force for the small bar, and
(ii) the minor is in the small bar during the times, and for the purposes or in the circumstances, stated in the authorisation, or
(b3) enter or remain in a small bar—
(i) during any period of extended trading between midnight and 5 am on any day of the week, or
(ii) during any time that the Authority, by written order given to the licensee, has declared the small bar off-limits to minors, or
(c) enter or remain in a licensed public entertainment venue unless—
(i) the minor is in the company of a responsible adult, or
(ii) a function is being held in the venue in accordance with a minors functions authorisation, or
(d) enter or remain in the following areas of licensed premises unless the minor is in the company of a responsible adult—