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Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
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13 Producer's licence
S. 13(1) amended by No. 20/2018 s. 6(2).
(1) A producer's licence authorises the licensee—
(a) to supply liquor that is the licensee's product at any time and on any premises to another licensee; and
(b) to supply during ordinary trading hours and at any other time determined by the Commission and specified in the licence—
(i) liquor that is the licensee's product for consumption on or off the licensed premises; and
(ii) liquor that is not the licensee's product for consumption on the licensed premises; and
S. 13(1)(c) amended by No. 49/2021 s. 15(1).
(c) to supply packaged liquor that is the licensee's product during ordinary trading hours and at any other time determined by the Commission and specified in the licence to a person who makes an off-premises request; and
S. 13(1)(d) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 15(2), amended by No. 28/2022 s. 156(a).
S. 13(2) amended by No. 20/2018 s. 6(3).
(2) A producer's licence is subject to—
(a) the conditions set out in section 16 (compliance with planning scheme); and
(b) if the licence authorises the licensee to supply liquor outside ordinary trading hours, the condition set out in section 17(1) (extended hours); and
S. 13(2)(ca) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 15(3), amended by No. 28/2022 s. 156(b).
(ca) the condition that the licensee notifies the Commission before commencing the supply of liquor by off-premises request; and
S. 13(2)(cb) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 15(3), amended by No. 28/2022 s. 156(c).
(cb) if the licensee commences the supply of liquor by off-premises request, the conditions set out in section 18C (supply of liquor if off-premises request made); and
S. 13(2)(cc) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 15(3).
(cc) the condition that the licensee must not allow liquor to be delivered except during ordinary trading hours; and
S. 13(2)(cd) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 15(3).
(cd) the condition that the licensee comply with any Ministerial order that imposes additional requirements on licences that authorise the supply of packaged liquor; and
S. 13(3) repealed by No. 20/2018 s. 6(4).
(4) For the purposes of this section—
(a) licensed premises may consist of a primary premises, or both a primary premises and a retail premises;
S. 13(4)(b) amended by No. 20/2018 s. 6(5).
(b) in the case of licensed premises that consist of both a primary premises and a retail premises, both premises must be located in the same region specified in the Register of Protected Geographical Indications and Other Terms kept by the Registrar under the Wine Australia Act 2013 of the Commonwealth.
(5) A licensee under this section may apply under section 29 for a condition that authorises the supply of liquor that is the licensee's product at promotional events that are conducted off the licensed premises.
(6) An application under subsection (5)—
(a) must be accompanied by the prescribed fee; and
(b) is subject to any further condition determined by the Commission and specified on the licence.
(7) Section 29(3)(c)(ia) does not apply to an application under subsection (5).
(8) A licensee of a licence that has a condition of the type referred to in subsection (5) must keep a record of the name, date and location of all promotional events at which it has supplied liquor that is the licensee's product, including records of the times at which the licensee was supplying the product at the event, and produce the records for inspection upon request by an authorised person.