Liquor Act 2019
303Offence to sell, supply or serve liquor to child on or in licensed
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303 Offence to sell, supply or serve liquor to child on or in licensed premises (a) the person is a licensee; and (c) the conduct results in a child being sold, supplied with or served liquor or consuming liquor on or in licensed premises, and the person is reckless in relation to that result. (a) the person is a licensee's employee; and (c) the conduct results in a child being sold, supplied with or served liquor or consuming liquor on or in licensed premises, and the person is reckless in relation to that result. (3) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a). (a) the person to whom the liquor was sold, supplied or served was at least 16 years of age; and (b) before the liquor was sold, supplied or served to the person, the person provided a form of identification that was reasonably acceptable as indicating the person was an adult. (a) the defendant did not directly sell, supply or serve the liquor to the child and did not directly allow the child to consume the liquor; and (b) the liquor was sold, supplied or served to an adult accompanying the child; and (c) the adult was the child's parent, step-parent, spouse or guardian; and
Liquor Act 2019 166 (d) the defendant reasonably expected the adult would ensure the child would not obtain or consume the liquor. (6) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against (a) the defendant did not directly sell or supply the liquor to the child and did not directly allow the child to consume the liquor; and (b) the defendant exercised proper diligence to prevent the sale, supply or service of liquor to, or consumption of liquor by, the child in contravention of that subsection.