Prescribed age
(1) For paragraph 123AA(1)(b) of the Defence Act and paragraph 44E(1)(b) of the Naval Defence Act, the prescribed age is 18 years.
Note: The prescribed age relates to offences in those Acts about the sale or supply of intoxicating liquor.
Offence--sale or supply of liquor (Australian Air Force Cadets)
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person sells or supplies liquor to another person; and
(b) the other person is:
(i) a member of the Australian Air Force Cadets; and
(ii) under 18 years; and
(iii) in uniform.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution under subsection (2) that the liquor was sold or supplied at the direction of a qualified medical practitioner.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter mentioned in subsection (3) (see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code).