Title Responsible Takeaway Alcohol Hours Bill 2010
Database Bills & Legislation
Long Title A Bill for an Act to restrict the hours during which takeaway alcoholic beverages can be sold, and for related purposes
Date 30-09-2010 09:48 AM
Source Senate
Parl No. 43
Bill Number 245/10
Bill Type Private
Reps Bill Code O
Status Before Senate
System Id legislation/bills/s800_first-senate/0001

Responsible Takeaway Alcohol Hours Bill 2010

Part 1—Preliminary

  

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Responsible Takeaway Alcohol Hours Act 2010.

2  Commencement

                   This Act commences on the day after it receives the Royal Assent.

3  Interpretation

                   In this Act:

alcoholic beverage includes any beverage with any level of alcoholic content.

corporation means a body corporate that:

                     (a)  is a foreign corporation; or

                     (b)  is a trading corporation formed within the limits of Australia or is a financial corporation so formed; or

                     (c)  is incorporated in a Territory; or

                     (d)  is the holding company of a body corporate of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

takeaway alcoholic beverage means any alcoholic beverage, sold in bottles or cans, for consumption in any place other than the premises in which the product is sold, and includes any package containing multiple bottles or cans.

4  Constitutional basis for Act

                   This Act relies on:

                     (a)  the Commonwealth’s legislative powers under paragraph 51(xx) and section 122 of the Constitution; and

                     (b)  any implied legislative powers of the Commonwealth.

5  Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws

                   This Act is not intended to exclude or limit the operation of a law of a State or Territory that is capable of operating concurrently with this Act.

6  Application of Act

                   This Act extends to every external territory.