Wine Industry Act 1994
sec.38False representation of age
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sec.38 False representation of age
A person must not, for a wrongful purpose under this Act, falsely represent himself or herself to have reached 18 years. Maximum penalty—25 penalty units. A person must not— make a false document that could reasonably be taken to be genuine acceptable evidence of age of the person or someone else; or give a false document mentioned in paragraph (a) to someone else; knowing the document to be false and with intent that the document be used as acceptable evidence of age of a person. Maximum penalty— for a minor—25 penalty units; and for an adult—40 penalty units. A person must not, for a wrongful purpose, falsely represent to an entity that the person has reached 18 years to obtain a document that is acceptable evidence of age of the person, knowing the representation to be false. Maximum penalty—25 penalty units. In this section— wrongful purpose of a minor means intending wine to be sold or provided to the minor on the licensed premises or at a permit place. (sec.38-ssec.1) A person must not, for a wrongful purpose under this Act, falsely represent himself or herself to have reached 18 years. Maximum penalty—25 penalty units. (sec.38-ssec.2) A person must not— make a false document that could reasonably be taken to be genuine acceptable evidence of age of the person or someone else; or give a false document mentioned in paragraph (a) to someone else; knowing the document to be false and with intent that the document be used as acceptable evidence of age of a person. Maximum penalty— for a minor—25 penalty units; and for an adult—40 penalty units. (sec.38-ssec.3) A person must not, for a wrongful purpose, falsely represent to an entity that the person has reached 18 years to obtain a document that is acceptable evidence of age of the person, knowing the representation to be false. Maximum penalty—25 penalty units. (sec.38-ssec.4) In this section— wrongful purpose of a minor means intending wine to be sold or provided to the minor on the licensed premises or at a permit place.
- (a) make a false document that could reasonably be taken to be genuine acceptable evidence of age of the person or someone else; or
- (b) give a false document mentioned in paragraph (a) to someone else;
- (a) for a minor—25 penalty units; and
- (b) for an adult—40 penalty units.