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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Offences and closure of premises - Infringement offences

260: Infringement offences

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“Breaking alcohol rules can lead to fines, known as infringement offences”

If you break certain rules about selling and supplying alcohol, you might commit what is called an infringement offence. An infringement offence is when you do something wrong, like breaking rules in sections 243, 244, 245, 250, 251, 254, 257, or 259. You can also commit an infringement offence if you break a specific rule in section 258(1)(b) related to section 214(3).

If you commit an infringement offence, you might have to pay a fee, which is called an infringement fee. The infringement fee is an amount of money, not more than $1,000, that you have to pay because you broke the rules.

Some infringement offences are called specified infringement offences, which include breaking rules in sections 250, 254, or 259, or breaking a specific rule in section 258(1)(b) related to section 214(3).

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Offences and closure of premises: Infringement offences

260Infringement offences

  1. In sections 261 to 264,—

    infringement fee, in relation to an infringement offence, means an amount not exceeding $1,000, prescribed for the purposes of this section in regulations made under this Act

      infringement offence means an offence that is—

      1. an offence against any of sections 243, 244, 245, 250, 251, 254, 257, and 259; or
        1. an offence against section 258(1)(b) relating to a breach of section 214(3)

          specified infringement offence means an offence that is—

          1. an offence against any of sections 250, 254, and 259; or
            1. an offence against section 258(1)(b) relating to a breach of section 214(3).

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