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Western Australia
Liquor Control Amendment Bill 2013
CONTENTS
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. Act amended 2
4. Section 119AA inserted 2
119AA. Juveniles on unlicensed premises 2
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
(Introduced by Mr M. P. Murray, MLA)
Liquor Control Amendment Bill 2013
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Liquor Control Act 1988 to restrict the provision
of alcohol to juveniles on unlicensed premises.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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1 1. Short title
2 This is the Liquor Control Amendment Act 2013.
3 2. Commencement
4 This Act comes into operation as follows --
5 (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act
6 receives the Royal Assent;
7 (b) the rest of the Act -- on a day fixed by proclamation,
8 and different days may be fixed for different provisions.
9 3. Act amended
10 This Act amends the Liquor Control Act 1988.
11 4. Section 119AA inserted
12 At the end of Part 4 Division 8 insert:
13 119AA. Juveniles on unlicensed premises
14 (1) In this section --
15 parent or guardian, of a juvenile, means an adult who
16 is a parent, step-parent, spouse, de facto partner or legal
17 guardian of the juvenile or is otherwise in loco parentis
18 to the juvenile;
19 unlicensed premises means any place other than
20 licensed or regulated premises and includes residential
21 premises.
22 (2) A person must not supply liquor to a juvenile on
23 unlicensed premises unless the person is a parent or
24 guardian of the juvenile.
25 Penalty: a fine of $4 000.
26 (3) It is a defence to a charge for an offence under
27 subsection (2) to prove that the accused was authorised
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1 to supply liquor to the juvenile by a parent or guardian
2 of the juvenile.
3
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