Liquor Act 2019
45Unauthorised sale of liquor
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45 Unauthorised sale of liquor (a) the person intentionally sells liquor; and (b) the sale is not exempted from the requirement for a licence under section 43; and
Liquor Act 2019 31 (c) the sale is not authorised by a licence and an authority and the person is reckless in relation to that circumstance. Maximum penalty: 300 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 years. (a) the person intentionally sells liquor from a place outside the Territory for delivery to a person or location in the Territory; and (b) the sale is not exempted from the requirement for a licence under section 43; and (c) the sale is not authorised by an interstate retailer's licence and the person is reckless in relation to that circumstance. Maximum penalty: 300 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 years. (3) To avoid doubt, a sale referred to in subsection (2) includes a sale that takes place wholly or partly outside the Territory. (4) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b).