Liquor Act 2007
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6 Exemptions from Act
6 Exemptions from Act
(1) General exemptions This Act does not apply to or in respect of the following—
(a) the sale of liquor to an adult on such trains under the control of Sydney Trains or NSW Trains as are determined by those corporations,
(b) the sale of spirituous or distilled perfume as perfumery only and not for drinking,
(c) the sale of liquor for medicinal purposes by a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, midwife practitioner or pharmacist,
(d) the sale of liquor to an adult at an auction conducted by an auctioneer, but only if such requirements (if any) as are prescribed by the regulations are complied with,
(e) the sale of liquor taken in execution or under similar process, or forfeited to the Crown, if the sale is by or on behalf of the sheriff or a sheriff’s officer, or a bailiff or a police officer,
(f) the sale of liquor to an adult on board a vessel engaged in interstate or overseas voyages, but only if such requirements (if any) as are prescribed by the regulations are complied with,
(g) the sale of liquor to an adult on board an aircraft, except in the case of a charter service where a person other than the aircraft operator sells or supplies liquor on board the aircraft,
(h) the sale of liquor authorised by a law of the Commonwealth for the export of the liquor from the Commonwealth,
(i) (Repealed)
(j) the sale or supply of liquor to an adult who—
(i) is accommodated in a nursing home within the meaning of the Public Health Act 2010, and
(ii) is receiving nursing care,
if the liquor is sold or supplied by a person in charge of, or a person acting with the authority of a person in charge of, the nursing home,
(k) the sale or supply of liquor to an adult who—
(i) is an in-patient of a public hospital within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997, or
(ii) is an overnight patient of a private health facility within the meaning of the , or