THE LICENSING ACT, 1908 (No. 970 of 1908). ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. SECTION SECTION 28. Licences to take effect from date of issue. 29. Licences for part of the year. PART 1.—PRELIMINARY. 1. Short title. 2. Division of Act. 3. Repeal. 4. Interpretation. PART II.--LICENSING DISTRICTS AND BENCHES AND MEETINGS. 5. Licensing districts may be proclaimed, benches appointed, and meetings fixed. 6. Date of meeting may be altered in certain cases. 7. Adjournment of bench when no quorum. 8. Bench to appoint chairman. 9. Disqualification of certain Justices. 10. Dates of annual and quarterly meetings; special meetings for forfeiture of licences. PART III.--CLASSES OF LICENCES, AND HOW GRANTED, RENEWED, TRANSFERRED. FEITED. OF LIQUOR. 11. No liquor to be sold in quantities of less than 5galls., or billiard or bagatelle table to be kept, without a licence. 12. Who disqualified from holding licences. 13. Exceptions to application of Act; limitation of application of Act. 14. Modification of Railway Refreshment-rooms Act. DIVISION III.-APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES, MEMORIALS, AND OBJECTIONS. 30. Application for licences, other than packet licences, to be made to bench. 31. Packet licence to be granted by Treasurer. 32. Application for publican's or wine licence for new premises to be commenced by deposit of plans and notice. 33. Bench to grant or refuse licence, or to decide whether licence will be granted to premises erected in accordance with plans. 34. Application for other licences. 35. Memorial against new licence. 36. Memorial and copy for service to be lodged. 37. Certified list of electors to be evidence. 38. Where licence refused by reason of memorial no licence to be subsequently issued except on memorial by majority of electors. 39. Manner of application by new applicant for licence in respect of previously licensed premises. 40. Untrue certificate. 41. Manner of application for renewal of any licence. 42. Notice of application to Commissioner of Police and inspector. 43. Notice to be given of time for making objections. 44. Proceedings on consideration of application to be public. 45. Personal attendance for renewal or transfer of licence not requisite unless notice of objection given. 46. Notice of objection to be served. 47. Objections to licences and renewals. 48. Clerk of bench to sign licences. Treasurer or officer appointed by him to issue same. 49. Until fee paid person entitled to licence deemed unlicensed. If not paid within two months, licence void. 50. List of licences issued and notice of non-payment of fees to be published in Gazette. DIVISION II.-CLASSES OF LICENCES AND FEES. 15. Nature of licences. 16. Publican's licence and annual fee. 17. Storekeeper's licence and annual fee. 18. Wine licence and annual fee. 19. Storekeeper's Australian wine licence and annual fee. 20. Licensee under storekeeper's or storekeeper's Australian wine licence not to hold wine licence. 21. Packet licence and annual fee. 22. Registration of club. 23. Brewer's colonial ale licence and annual fee. Holder of such licence not to hold wine licence or storekeeper's licence. Provisions applicable to brewer's colonial ale licences. 24. Distiller's storekeeper's licence and annual fee. Holder of distiller's licence not to hold store keeper's or wine licence. Provisions applicable to distiller's storekeeper's licences. 25. Billiard-table licence and annual fee. 26. Increase of fees consequent upon local option reduction. 27. Fees to be paid to Treasurer. DIVISION IV.--TRANSFER OF LICENCES. 51. Transfer of licences. 52. Nature of objections to transfers. 53. Bench may transfer licence. DIVISION V.-TRANSMISSION OF LICENCES. 54. Transmission of licences in certain events by certificate of Spocial Magistrate or two Justices. DIVISION VI.-REMOVAL OF LICENCES. 55. Removal of licence to other premises. 56. Nature of objections to removal of licence. 57. Mode of removal of licence from one house to another. SECTIOX. 97. Annual fee for club. 98. Club unregistered until certificate actually issued. 99. Notice to be given of change of steward or manager and certified copy of amendments or alteration of rules to be forwarded within fourteen days. 100. Upon complaint, certificate of registration may be cancelled. 101. Certificate to be produced for indorsement of convictions, and upon hearing of complaint for forfeiture thereof. 102. Steward or manager to produce certificate, register, and rules of club on demand of Inspector. 103. Certificate of removal. Application, how dealt with. What objections may be taken. 104. Exemption of residential and athletic clubs. 105. Punishment for false statement in notice or declaration. 106. Application of other provisions of Act. DIVISION VIII.--SPECIAL AUTHORITIES TO SELL LIQUOR. 64. Five days' certificates may be granted in cases of fairs and certain other occasions. 65. Packet certificates. 66. Certificates to be gazetted. 67. Provision for carrying on business during absence of licensed person. 68. Certificates to sell liquor on goldfields, and renewals thereof. DIVISION XII.-LICENCES AT RENMARK. 107. Licences for previously unlicensed premises at Renmark.--Variation of purposes--Renewals. DIVISION IX.---FORFEITURE OF LICENCES. 69. Licences, how absolutely forfeited. 70. Licence may be forfeited if holder twice, and shall be if thrice, convicted within two or three years. 71. Offence of transferor who transfers to wife, and vice versa, to be deemed offence of transferee as regards liability to forfeiture. 72. Forfeiture not a waiver of penalty. 73. Forfeiture for not depositing fresh plan of premises. 74. Landlord in case of forfeiture of licence may be authorised to carry on business. DIVISION X.-GENERAL. 75. Incorporated company may hold publican's licence. the bench. Company liable for fines and penalties. 76. No publican's or wine licence to be held by a woman, except in certain cases. 77. Costs may be ordered 78. Clerk of Court in which forfeiture ordered to forward particulars to Clerk of Adelaide Bench 79. Clerks of benches to publish particulars of applica tions and of forfeitures and certificates. Clerk of Adelaide Bench to keep record of applica tions. 80. Provision for issuing duplicate of lost licence. 81. Power of benches to make rules and regulations. PART IV.- RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES OF LICENSEES AND OTHERS, AND OFFENCES. 108. Penalty on Justices interested adjudicating. 109. Names to be kept up, and also lighted lamps. Governor may make regulations respecting lamps, on recommendation of Marine Board or similar authority. 110. Only one bar-room, except by permission of bench. Additional bar not part of accommodation. Subletting bar. 111. Corpses not to be refused under a penalty. 112. Stranger's goods not to be liable to the rent of licensed houses. 113. Tippling clause. 114. Penalty on licensed persons taking pledges, or payment in anything except coin or bank notes. 115. Penalty for allowing unlawful games, betting, &c., or presence of disorderly persons. Presumption of knowledge. 116. Power to exclude or expel certain persons from licensed premises. 117. Permitting drunkenness or riotous conduct on premises. 118. Licensee drunk on premises liable to penalty. 119. Theatrical performances, music, or dancing not to take place without permission. 120. Clauses to be set up in bar-room. 121. Retail stores not to be kept together with public houses and wine-houses in towns. 122. No communication for supply of liquor to be kept open between public-houses or wine-houses and stores or eating-houses. 123. Persons who have forfeited or been refused licences not to be employed as managers. 124. Licensed persons not to share profits with nor entrust management of house to unlicensed or unauthorised person. 125. Penalty on master of vessel not forwarding certificate or fee. 126. Liquors to be sold according to standard measures. 127. Penalty on holder of wine licence selling liquids containing over 35 per cent. of spirit. 128. Adulterated liquor not to be sold. 129. Closing of houses against riot. 130. Penalty for evasion of provisions disallowing consumption of liquor on premises under certain classes of licences. 131. Persons drinking in the house or store of persons holding certain licences, or of vignerons, liable to penalty, and may be apprehended. 132. Penalty for selling liquor otherwise than as authorised by licence. DIVISION XI.-Clubs. 82. Existing licences. 83. No liquor to be sold or supplied in club unless registered, nor except to a member. 84. No club registered unless Act complied with. 85. Provisions required in rules of club. 86. Manner of application for registration. 87. Application for renewal. 88. Notice of application to Commsisioner of Police and inspector. 89. Inspection of club premises when application made 90. Notice to be given of time for making objections. 91. Personal attendance of applicant required in certain cases. 92. Proceedings on consideration of application. Bench need not state grounds for decision. No compensation for non-renewal. 93. Objections to grant or renewal of registration. 94. Who may take objections. 95. Notice of objection. 96. Bench may grant certificate of registration. SECTION ΣΤΙ ΟΝ. 133. Penalty on master or commander of vessel for retailing without licence. 134. Penalty for retailing less than five imperial gallons without a licence. 135. Attempt to evade last section. 136. Justices may determine what is retailing. 137. Mead, wine, cider, or perry not to be carried about for sale, except by vigneron or orchardist. 138. Liquor carried about or exposed for sale may be seized. 139. Penalty for keeping billiard-tables, except under the authority of a licence. 140. Spirituous or fermented liquors not to be brought on board His Majesty's ships without the commander's consent. 171. Powers of inspectors to search for and seize suspected liquor. 172. Licensed premises to be kept in repair and clean. Notice by inspector. 173. Penalty on obstructing inspectors. 174. Authority of inspectors and proof of appointment. 175. Justices and other authorised persons may enter licensed premises. 176. Unlicensed houses, wherein liquors are suspected to be retailed, may be searched. Persons not to be Supplied. 141 Liquor not to be supplied to aborigines. 142. Liquor not to be supplied to be drunk by person under 18 nor to be supplied to person under 16 years of age. Presumption in case of supply. Defence of apparent age. 143. Penalty on sending child for liquor. 144. Person under 16 not allowed in bar-room. 145. Liquor not to be supplied to person in a state of intoxication. 146. Penalty for supplying liquor to police on duty. 147. Order may be obtained forbidding supply of liquor to drunkards. 148. Warning against supplying liquor. PART V.-LIMITATION OF NUMBER OF LICENCES. DIVISION I.-LOCAL OPTION POLLS. 177. Local option districts. 178. Poll may be petitioned for. 179. Proof of validity of petition. 180. Poll to be taken at general election. 181. Who may vote. 182. Licences to be dealt with. 183. Resolutions to be submitted at local option pollo, 184. How to vote. 185. Effect of vote. 186. Electoral rolls to be deemed correct. 187. Declaration of determination of electors. 188. Scrutineers may be appointed. 189. Regulations as to mode of conducting local option polls. 190. No poll to be invalid unless substantial injustice done. DIVISION II.---THE ENFORCING OF THE FIRST RESOLUTION. Power to administer oaths. authorised person. other proceedings except substantial wrong. 194. How reduction to be effected. 195. Procedure for determining what licences not to be renewed. Classification of premises. Order of determining Presider.t's certificate. 196. Notice of first sitting to be sent to licensees. Persons interested may be heard. 197. Where number of licences becomes less after poll taken. 198. Publication and notification of the determination. 199. Licensing bench to give effect to the determination. Times of Selling. 155. Times when premises may not be open nor liquor sold. Proviso relating to excepted persons. Bar to be kept shut and locked during prohibited times. Evidence of supply during prohibited times. 156. Closed on Sundays. 157. As to bona fide travellers. 158. Definition of bona fide traveller. 159. Definition of bona fide lodger. 160. Evasion of exemption in favor of travellers. 161. Evasion of law as to sale of liquor on premises. 162. Penalty on refusal to receive travellers. Definition of bona fide traveller within this section. 163. Penalty for false representation. 164. Penalty for persons purchasing or found drink. ing liquor on premises during prohibited DIVISION III.---EFFECT OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS. 200. Effect of adoption of second resolution. 201. Effect of adoption of third resolution. time. Penalty for persons present on premises during prohibited time. 165. Persons present on premises presumed not to be excepted persons. 166. Penalty for carrying liquor from licensed premises during prohibited time. No child under 16 to be convicted if ordered to convey liquor. 167. Liquid presumed to be liquor. Every sale a separate offence. 168. Powers of police with respect to persons on licensed premises at prohibited time. Penalty on licensee. DIVISION IV.-GENERAL. 202. If poll invalid further poll may be ordered. 203. Time for which resolutions continue in force. 204. How resolutions adopted before this Act to be given effect to. 205. Number of licences deemed to be current when earlier resolution not given effect to. 206. Relief of tenant if licence not renewed. 207. Fees for members of Special Benches and officers and others. Inspection and Search of Licensed Premises. 169. Appointment of inspectors. 170. Duties of inspectors. PART VI.-LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND EVIDENCE. 208. Payments ordered by benches, how enforced. 209. Form of order by Licensing Bench. 210. Offences for which licence may be forfeited. 211. Penalty on witness duly summoned not appearing. SCHED'LE. SECTION, 212. Licences to be produced on hearing of charges against licensees. 213. Proceedings to be heard and determined under Ordinance No. 6 of 1850. Enforcing penalties. 214. Service of process, notices, and documents. Notice of objection my be delivered by post. 215. When information to be laid. 216. Power to amend. 217. Prosecution and punishment of aiders and abettors in the commission of offences. 218. Notices appearing in Gazette to be prima facie evidence. 219. In proceedings for selling illegally, the defendant to be deemed unlicensed unless satisfactory proof to the contrary. 220. In proceedings person deeme:1 to be licensed un less satisfactory proof to contrary. 221. Unlicensed person exhibiting sign prima facie evidence of sale of liquor. 222. Evidence of sale or consumption of liquor. 223. Members of Police Force not accomplices. 224. Magistrates may act on evidence of accomplices without corroboration. 225. Special Magistrate or Justices may require at tendance of any person to give evidence. 226. Accomplice not excused from giving evidence if given a certificate of immunity 227. Application of licence moneys, penalties, fines, forfeitures, and fees. 228. Appeal to Adelaide Local Court of Full Juris diction. 229. Local Court, upon hearing of appeal, may state special case. 230. Protection to officers. SCHEDULES. A. Acts repealed. B. Forms of licences. C. 1 Scale of fees for licences after reductions in pur. suance of resolutions adopted at local option polls. D. Certificate for a packet licence. E. Forms of application. F. Householder's certificate as to the applicant. G. Memorial against licence for new premises. H. Notice for objections. J. Form of notice of intention to apply for transfer of licence. K. Form of certificate of transfer of licence. L. Form of certificate authorising person to enter and carry on business in licensed house until next meeting. M. Forms of notice of application to remove to other premises. N. Form of certificate of a removal to other premises. 0. Summons to witness. P. Certificate to sell liquors in a booth at races, fairs, etc. Q. Certificate allowing other than licensed person to carry on business during licensee's temporary absence. R. Certificate to sell liquors in a certain place upon goldfields. S. Order forfeiting licence. T. Regulations for conducting the business of Licensing Benches. U. Notice of application for additional bar-room. V. Permission to use licensed premises for public entertainment. W. Certificate of registration of barmaid. X. Regulations as to mode of taking a local option poll and appointing scrutineers. Y. Notice of non-renewal of licence. Ź. Form of order for payment of money by Licensing Bench. PART VII.-REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 231. Regulations. Proviso as to powers of Parliament. 232. Regulations unchallengeable unless quashed. 233. Forms sufficient if substantially correct. 234. Salaries, fees, and allowances to be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament. EDWARDI VII REGIS. A.D. 1908. ********************** R3 ********* No. 970. An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Supplying of Intoxicating Liquors and the [Assented to, December 23rd, 1908.] DE it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia, D with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as follows: PART I. PRELIMINARY. 1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as “ The Licensing Short title. Act, 1908.” PART 1. 2. This Act is divided into parts and divisions relating to the Division of Act.. following subject matters, as follows: Part 1.—Preliminary. ferred, Transmitted, Removed, and Forfeited- Objections: DivisioN |