Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

CADET FORCES REGULATION 2013 (SLI NO 112 OF 2013) - REG 11

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).