Liquor Act 2019
251Point of sale intervention power – licensee
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251 Point of sale intervention power – licensee (1) An inspector or a police officer may give a direction under subsection (2) if the inspector or officer: (a) exercises a power in relation to a customer under section 250; and (b) suspects on reasonable grounds that an offence against this Act is likely to occur in relation to the customer. (2) The inspector or police officer may direct the licensee and the licensee's employees at the licensed premises where the customer was present not to sell liquor to the customer for the remainder of the day on which the direction is given. (3) When giving the direction under subsection (2), the inspector or police officer must also give the name of the customer or another means of identifying the customer. (4) A licensee and a licensee's employee given a direction under subsection (2) must take all reasonable steps to comply with the direction.