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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
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59 Liquor in bus
(a) consumes liquor or low-alcohol liquor in a bus; or
(b) possesses an open container of liquor or low-alcohol liquor in a
bus.
Note It is also an offence to consume or possess an open container of liquor at
a bus station (see Liquor Act 2010, s 199 and s 200).
(3) In a prosecution for an offence against this section, unless there is
evidence to the contrary, a substance is presumed to be liquor or
low-alcohol liquor if—
(a) the substance is in a container; and
(b) a label or other mark on the container describes the contents as
liquor or low-alcohol liquor.
Examples—label or mark that describes container contents as liquor
1 ‘2.6% Alc/Vol’ printed on a can
2 ‘14% Alc/Vol’ printed on the label of a bottle
Note A person rebutting the presumption in s (3) has an evidential
burden in relation to the rebuttal (see Criminal Code, s 58).
(4) This section does not apply if the liquor is supplied in the bus—
(a) by the accredited operator of the bus; or
(b) with the permission of the accredited operator of the bus.