AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LIQUOR ORDINANCE 1942.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 19 of 1942

The main objects of the Liquor Ordinance 1942 are –

(a)	to provide that liquor trading hours shall be reduced by two hours and that the hours during which liquor may not be sold shall be from 2 till 4 p.m.

(b)	to provide that the Magistrate shall give notice of the time and place of sitting of the Licensing Court in a newspaper circulating in the Territory.

(c)	to provide that applicants for renewal of licenses shall, in addition to notification in the Gazette, notify their intention in a newspaper circulating in the Territory.

(d)	to prohibit the sale or supply of bottled liquor in a quantity exceeding 2¼ gallons to any person on any one day.

(e)	to prohibit the sale or supply of liquor to intoxicated service men.

(f)	to prohibit the consumption of liquor in a public place.

(g)	to prohibit the sale or supply of liquor to females in a bar room of licensed premises.

(h)	to prohibit the sale or supply of liquor to any female under the age of 21 years.

(i)	to make it an offence for any male under the age of 18 years or any female under the age of 21 years to consume, purchase or obtain liquor on or from licensed premises.

(j)	to make it an offence for any person to send a female under the age of 21 years to licensed premises for the purpose of obtaining liquor and

(k)	to make it an offence for any person to have liquor in his possession or under his control in or in the vicinity of any public hall while a dance or other entertainment is being or is about be held or within one hour after it has been held in such hall.