Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LIQUOR (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 2) 1994 (NO. 111 OF 1994) - SECT 11

11. Section 80 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections:

“(2) It is a defence in proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant proves that—

        (a)     the person to whom the liquor was sold or supplied was not less than 16 years of age; and

        (b)     at the time the liquor was sold or supplied, that person had displayed to the defendant identification of a kind referred to in subsection (2A).

“(2A) For the purposes of subsection (2), the identification is an item that—

        (a)     contains information that indicates that the person displaying it is 18 years of age or more;

        (b)     contains a photo that could reasonably be taken to be the person displaying it; and

        (c)     is 1 of the following:

              (i)     a licence issued under the Motor Traffic Act 1936 ;

              (ii)     a proof of age card;

              (iii)     a document equivalent to a document referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) that has been issued in a State or another Territory;

              (iv)     a passport.”.