Victorian Current Acts

LIQUOR CONTROL REFORM ACT 1998 - SECT 6

This Act does not apply—

        (a)     to a person supplying spirituous or distilled perfume in good faith as perfumery; or

        (b)     to liquor supplied or consumed as part of a religious service; or

S. 6(c) amended by No. 97/2005 s. 182(Sch.  4 item 33), substituted by No. 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 34).

        (c)     to the supply or administration of liquor only as medicine or for medical purposes by or under the direction of—

              (i)     a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student); or

S. 6(c)(ii) amended by No. 70/2013 s. 3(Sch.  1 item 26.1).

              (ii)     a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the pharmacy profession (other than as a student); or

        (d)     to the supply or consumption of liquor at the Houses of Parliament by the permission and under the control of the Parliament; or

S. 6(e) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.3).

        (e)     to an auctioneer selling liquor by auction with the approval of the Commission on account of—

              (i)     a person—

    (A)     who has failed to renew their licence; or

    (B)     who has surrendered their licence; or

    (C)     whose licence has been cancelled—

within the preceding 3 months; or

              (ii)     a person who intends to surrender their licence within 3 months after the sale; or

              (iii)     a person whose licence will expire within 3 months after the sale and who does not intend to renew the licence; or

        (f)     to the official receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of a bankrupt estate selling liquor that is the property of that estate for the purposes of winding up that estate; or

        (g)     to an executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased person selling liquor that is the property of that estate for the purposes of winding up that estate; or

        (h)     to an insurer selling liquor to which the insurer has acquired title by virtue of a settlement of a claim made in good faith under a policy of insurance but not by purchase; or

              (i)     to a person not carrying on a business of supplying liquor who supplies liquor to a licensee; or

S. 6(j) substituted by No. 8/2006 s. 6, amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.4(a)).

        (j)     to any of the following persons or entities selling by auction any liquor taken in execution or under any warrant of distress or forfeited—

              (i)     the Assistant Director, Asset Confiscation Operations in the Enforcement Management Division of the Department of Justice;

              (ii)     the sheriff or a person authorised by the sheriff;

              (iii)     a bailiff;

S. 6(j)(iv) amended by Nos 8/2009 s. 5(a), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 96.2).

              (iv)     a police officer;

S. 6(j)(v) inserted by No. 8/2009 s. 5(b), amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.4(b)).

              (v)     the Commission;

S. 6(j)(vi) inserted by No. 8/2009 s. 5(b), amended by Nos 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.4(c)), 26/2022 s. 23(1).

              (vi)     a liquor inspector; or

        (k)     to the granting of allowances of liquor to the crew of a vessel.

S. 6A inserted by No. 57/2010 s. 6.