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Police Offences Act 1935
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### 26 Sale or supply of liquor to youths
> *\[Section 26 Repealed by No. 103 of 1974, s. 2 \]*
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> > (1) A person must not supply liquor to a youth at a private place unless the person is a responsible adult for the youth.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
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> > (2) A responsible adult for a youth must not supply liquor to the youth at a private place unless the supply is consistent with the responsible supervision of the youth.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
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> > (3) For the purposes of [subsection (2)](#GS26@Gs2@EN) , the following factors are relevant in considering whether the supply is consistent with the responsible supervision of the youth:
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> > > > (a) whether the responsible adult is directly supervising the youth's consumption of the liquor;
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> > > > (b) whether the responsible adult is intoxicated;
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> > > > (c) whether the responsible adult provides food for the youth to consume with the liquor;
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> > > > (d) whether the youth is intoxicated;
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> > > > (e) the age of the youth;
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> > > > (f) the quantity and type of liquor supplied and the period over which it is supplied.
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> > (4) For the purposes of this section, each of the following persons is a responsible adult for a youth:
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> > > > (a) a parent, step-parent or guardian of the youth;
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> > > > (b) an adult who has parental rights and responsibilities for the youth;
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> > > > (c) an adult authorised to supply liquor to the youth by a parent, step-parent or guardian of the youth or by an adult referred to in [paragraph (b)](#GS26@Gs4@Hpb@EN) .