Liquor Act 2019
43Exceptions from licence requirement
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43 Exceptions from licence requirement (1) No licence is required for the sale, supply or service of liquor in any of the following places: (a) at a naval, army or air force mess, canteen, camp or post with the authority of the naval, army or air force authorities; (b) at a canteen or other facility established, conducted, maintained or operated in accordance with regulations made under the Defence Act 1903 (Cth); (c) within the precincts of the Legislative Assembly on the authority of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; (d) on board a vessel travelling to or from a port in the Territory on a voyage of not less than 150 km, or while that vessel is berthed or moored in a port in the Territory, with the authority of the master of the vessel; (e) on an aircraft in flight with the authority of the pilot; (ea) liquor brought to the premises of a registered BYO server of liquor by a patron for consumption, with food provided by the registered BYO server of liquor, by the patron or party of which the patron is a member; (eb) liquor served by a registered small community group, for no more than 4 hours each week; (f) on a train during a journey with the authority of the train's catering officer; (g) in the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap Area established under the Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952 (Cth); (h) a place prescribed by regulation. (2) No licence is required for the sale, supply or service of the following substances in the following circumstances: (a) not more than 2 standard drinks in a day to a resident in a retirement village or residential care facility by or under the authority of the body responsible for administering the village or facility; (b) not more than 2 standard drinks in a day to a patient in a hospital by or under the authority of the body responsible for administering the hospital;
Liquor Act 2019 29 (c) one liquor product sold as part of a gift basket of flowers or food; (d) liquor served by an employer to employees and their families and guests; (e) flavour extract in containers not exceeding 50 ml; (f) a substance in circumstances prescribed by regulation. Example for subsection (2)(d) A business's annual holiday party. Example for subsection (2)(e) Vanilla extract, which is used for cooking, in a 50 ml bottle. (3) No licence is required for the following transactions: (a) the sale of liquor forfeited under a law of the Territory; (b) the sale of liquor at an auction conducted by a person who holds a licence issued under the Auctioneers Act 1935; (c) the wholesale sale of liquor to a licensee by a person who is registered as wholesaler under section 33; (d) the sale of liquor at a duty free shop in accordance with a permission given under section 96A or 96B of the Customs Act 1901 (Cth); (e) the service of not more than 2 complimentary standard drinks in a day to a customer by a registered complimentary server of (f) the wholesale sale of flavour extract; (g) a transaction prescribed by regulation.