South Australian Numbered Acts

LIQUOR LICENSING (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT ACT 2013 (NO 52 OF 2013) - SECT 40

40—Amendment of section 131—Control of consumption etc of liquor in public places

        (1)         Section 131(1)—delete subsection (1) and substitute:

        (1)         The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, prohibit the consumption or possession or both of liquor in the public place or public places specified in the notice.

        (1a)         The Commissioner may, by notice in the Gazette, prohibit the consumption or possession or both of liquor in the public place or public places specified in the notice during the period (not exceeding 14 days) specified in the notice.

        (1b)         A person who contravenes a prohibition under subsection (1) or (1a) is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $1 250.

Expiation fee: $160.

        (2)         Section 131(2)—delete "prohibition imposed for the purposes of subsection (1)" and substitute:

notice under subsection (1) or (1a)

        (3)         Section 131(2)—after paragraph (c) insert:

            (d)         may exempt a specified person, or class of persons, from the operation of the prohibition.

        (4)         Section 131—after subsection (3) insert:

        (4)         The regulations may make further provisions in relation to a prohibition under this section (including, to avoid doubt, by exempting a person, or a person of a class, from the operation of this section).