13Vending machines

13 Vending machines

S. 13(1) amended by No. 49/2009 s. 28.

(1) A person must not place or cause or permit to be placed in any premises a vending machine for operation by members of the public.

S. 13(1A) inserted by No. 55/2016 s. 9(11), repealed by No. 51/2024 s. 57.

S. 13(2) substituted by No. 51/2024 s. 33(1).

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a vending machine that is placed in any of the following that are, or are part of, licensed tobacco premises—

(a) the bar area of licensed liquor premises in line of sight of the bar;

(b) an approved venue or a casino in line of sight of a service counter of the approved venue or casino;

(c) a bottle shop immediately adjacent to the service counter of the bottle shop.

S. 13(3)
def. of bar amended by No. 51/2024 s. 33(2)(a).

bar means a place in licensed liquor premises that—

(a) is stocked with liquor of various types; and

(b) is used solely or mainly for the supply of liquor to customers; and

(c) has a counter—

(i) across which liquor is supplied directly to customers; and

(ii) at which, or in the immediate vicinity of which, customers may immediately consume the liquor supplied;

bar area means the area—

(a) in the immediate vicinity of a bar; and

(b) not more than 5 metres from the outer edge of the counter of the bar;

S. 13(3)
def. of
bottle shop amended by No. 51/2024 s. 33(2)(b).

bottle shop means an area in licensed liquor premises where liquor is supplied to customers solely for consumption off the licensed liquor premises;

service counter—

(a) of an approved venue or a casino, means a counter at which gaming tokens (within the meaning of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003) may be issued or redeemed;

(b) of a bottle shop, means a counter in the bottle shop across which liquor is supplied directly to customers.

S. 13A (Heading) substituted by No. 55/2016 s. 9(12)(a), amended by No. 51/2024 s. 58(1).

S. 13A inserted by No. 28/2001 s. 9.