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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Preliminary matters

4: Object

You could also call this:

"The goal of this law is to help you buy, supply, and drink alcohol safely and responsibly."

The object of this Act is that you should be able to buy, supply, and drink alcohol safely and responsibly. The Act also wants to minimise the harm caused by drinking too much alcohol or drinking it in the wrong way. This harm includes things like crime, damage, and illness that can happen because of excessive drinking.

When we talk about harm caused by excessive drinking, we mean things like crime, damage, or illness that happen because someone drinks too much. This harm can also happen indirectly, like when someone's drinking affects others. The Act is concerned about harm to individuals and to the community as a whole.

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Part 1Preliminary matters

4Object

  1. The object of this Act is that—

  2. the sale, supply, and consumption of alcohol should be undertaken safely and responsibly; and
    1. the harm caused by the excessive or inappropriate consumption of alcohol should be minimised.

      1. For the purposes of subsection (1), the harm caused by the excessive or inappropriate consumption of alcohol includes—

      2. any crime, damage, death, disease, disorderly behaviour, illness, or injury, directly or indirectly caused, or directly or indirectly contributed to, by the excessive or inappropriate consumption of alcohol; and
        1. any harm to society generally or the community, directly or indirectly caused, or directly or indirectly contributed to, by any crime, damage, death, disease, disorderly behaviour, illness, or injury of a kind described in paragraph (a).