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Appendix 1Underage drinking offences
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OFFENCE |
MAXIMUM PENALTY |
OFFENCE BY |
| Supply alcohol to, or obtain alcohol for, anyone under 18 (1) | $5,500 or $11,000 and/or 12 month prison in aggravated circumstances | Minor or adult |
| Drink alcohol on licensed or registered club premises | $1,100 | Minor |
| Carry away alcohol from licensed or registered club premises | $1,100 | Minor |
| Send anyone under 18 to licensed or registered club premises to obtain alcohol | $2,200 | Minor or adult |
| Enter or remain in a restricted area of a hotel | $1,100 | Minor |
| Enter a bar area of a registered club | $1,100 | Minor |
| Enter or remain on nightclub premises during the nightclub trading period (after 8 pm) and not in the company and immediate presence of a responsible adult (2) | $1,100 | Minor |
| Responsible adult who allows minor to drink alcohol on licensed premises or leaves the minor without first informing licensee or employee of licensee | $2,200 | Adult |
| Play a gaming machine in a hotel or registered club | $1,100 | Minor |
| Refuse to give name and address or age when requested by an authorised person (3) | $1,100 | Minor |
| Use false evidence of age | $1,100 | Minor |
| Provide false or misleading information to obtain evidence of age | $1,100 | Minor or adult |
| Provide or certify information in relation to an application knowing that it is false or misleading | $2,200 | Minor or adult |
| Tamper with a Proof of Age Card | $2,200 | Minor or adult |
| Make a false Proof of Age Card (4) | $2,200, or $5,500 | Minor or adult |
| Give a false Proof of Age Card to another person to use as proof of age (4) | $2,200 | Minor or adult |
| Give or lend a Proof of Age Card to another person to use falsely as proof of age | $2,200 | Minor or adult |
Notes to table:
(1) the higher penalty applies where the offence occurs in aggravated circumstances
(eg. if young children or large amounts of alcohol are involved)
(2) A responsible adult is defined as:
i. a parent, step-parent or guardian of the minor;
ii. the minor's spouse or defacto;
iii. a person who is, for the time being, exercising the rights of the minor's
parent, step-parent
or guardian.
(3) authorised person - a liquor licensee, the secretary of a club, their employees or agents, or a police officer
(4) the higher penalty applies where the person is guilty of committing one or both of the offences - high degree of planning; use of other people who were acting at the direction of the person convicted; committed the offence solely for profit or financial reward; previous similar conviction.
Underage drinking offences form (pdf)
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