Offences & Penalties

There are offences in the Act that may not be specified in the conditions of the licence but which are still the responsibility of the Duty Manager to control. These include:

Offences	Penalties
Sale or supply of liquor from unlicensed premises	3 months prison & PENALTY $40,000
Sale or supply of liquor by an unlicensed occupier	3 months prison & PENALTY $40,000
Allowing a premise to be used as a place of resort for consumption of liquor	PENALTY $20,000
Unauthorised supply of liquor This may be sale or supply to persons unauthorised by the licence or sale outside the licensed hours	Licensee or Manager 7 days loss of licence & PENALTY $20,000
Allowing people other than staff onto premises outside the licensed hours	PENALTY $10,000
Sale of liquor to minors (under 18 years) Minors may not be legally allowed on the premise depending on the designation on the licence.	Licensee or Manager 7 days loss of licence & PENALTY $10,000 Any other server PENALTY $2,000
Permitting minors to be in a restricted area (unless they are staff employed other than for the sale and supply of liquor)	Licensee or Manager PENALTY $2,000
Permitting minors to be in a supervised area unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian. (unless they are staff)	Licensee or Manager PENALTY $2,000
Anyone is allowed in an undesignated area, but a minor may only consume liquor if it has been supplied by their parent or legal guardian.
Sale of liquor to intoxicated persons	Licensee or Manager PENALTY $10,000 Any other server PENALTY $2,000
Allowing a person to become intoxicated	Licensee or Manager PENALTY $10,000 Any other server PENALTY $2,000
Allowing an intoxicated person to remain on the premises	PENALTY $4,000
Allowing insulting, disorderly or violent behaviour	PENALTY $ 4,000
Promotion of excessive consumption of liquor	PENALTY $ 5,000
Licensee failing to appoint a Duty Manager or display signage	PENALTY $ 5,000
Service of spirits in larger than a 500ml vessel	PENALTY $ 2,000
Failure to admit a Police Officer or Licensing Inspector (or to provide required documents)	PENALTY $ 2,000

There are also offences and penalties the customer may be liable for:

Offences	Penalties
Being found on a premise being used as a place of resort	PENALTY $ 2,000
Being a minor purchasing liquor from an unlicensed premise	PENALTY $ 2,000
Being a Minor in a restricted area	PENALTY $1,000
Being a Minor in a supervised area unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian	PENALTY $1,000
Purchasing liquor to supply a minor who is not your child	PENALTY $ 2,000
Being a minor in a restricted area, or in a supervised area unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian, or purchasing liquor, or consuming liquor in a public place	Police infringement notice: PENALTY $200
Being a minor giving false representation of age	If written: PENALTY $2,000 If verbal: PENALTY $1,000

It is also the duty of the Licensee and Certified Manager to ensure that all staff are aware of legal and moral responsibilities and compliance requirements so that the team functions effectively and efficiently.

If you are ever unsure if you should serve a customer alcohol, then maybe you shouldn't. You have the right of refusal of service at any time, as long as you are not breaching the Human Rights Act.

Offences & Penalties