26Sale or supply of liquor to youths

26 Sale or supply of liquor to youths

[Section 26 Repealed by No. 103 of 1974, s. 2 ]

(1)  A person must not supply liquor to a youth at a private place unless the person is a responsible adult for the youth.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.

(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.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.

(3)  For the purposes of subsection (2) , the following factors are relevant in considering whether the supply is consistent with the responsible supervision of the youth:

(a) whether the responsible adult is directly supervising the youth's consumption of the liquor;

(b) whether the responsible adult is intoxicated;

(c) whether the responsible adult provides food for the youth to consume with the liquor;

(d) whether the youth is intoxicated;

(e) the age of the youth;

(f) the quantity and type of liquor supplied and the period over which it is supplied.

(4)  For the purposes of this section, each of the following persons is a responsible adult for a youth:

(a) a parent, step-parent or guardian of the youth;

(b) an adult who has parental rights and responsibilities for the youth;

(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) .