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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Licensing generally, requirements on licensees, and conditions - Restrictions relating to trading hours

48: Sale on Anzac Day morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day restricted: off-licences

You could also call this:

“Some public holidays have rules about selling alcohol from off-licences.”

If you have an off-licence, you must follow some rules. You cannot sell alcohol on Good Friday or Christmas Day. On Anzac Day, you can only sell alcohol after 1 pm. You also have rules to follow on Easter Sunday. On this day, you can only sell certain types of wine, like grape wine or fruit and vegetable wine. This wine must be made on your premises or from produce grown on the land where your premises are located, you can find more information by looking at the related legislation.

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Part 2 Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Licensing generally, requirements on licensees, and conditions: Restrictions relating to trading hours

48Sale on Anzac Day morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day restricted: off-licences

  1. The holder of an off-licence must ensure that—

  2. no alcohol is sold on or delivered from the premises on Good Friday, or Christmas Day, or before 1 pm on Anzac Day; and
    1. no alcohol is sold on or delivered from the premises at any time on Easter Sunday unless it is grape wine or fruit or vegetable wine made—
      1. on the premises; or
        1. from produce harvested from land on which the premises are situated.

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