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Naval Defence Act 1910
44EIntoxicating liquor not to be supplied to Australian Navy Cadets
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#### 44E Intoxicating liquor not to be supplied to Australian Navy Cadets
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person sells or supplies intoxicating liquor to another person; and
(b) the person is a member of the Australian Navy Cadets, is under such age as is prescribed, and is in uniform.
Maximum penalty: $40.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the liquor is sold or supplied by direction of a duly qualified medical practitioner.
> Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
(3) An offence under subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.