Can anyone find a site about under aged drinking laws in Australia

Question

Can anyone find a site about under aged drinking laws in Australia

Answer 1

The legal drinking age in Australia is 18 years old.

A person under 18 years of age is not allowed to buy, supply or drink alcohol on licensed or regulated premises, even if they are with their parents or guardian.

It is illegal to sell alcohol to, or purchase it on behalf of, anyone less than 18 years of age.

The maximum penalty for any person under the age of 18 years to consume alcohol on licensed premises is a AUD$2,000 fine. Any person under the age of 18 years is prohibited to enter or remain on licensed premises except under specific circumstances outlined in the Liquor Control Act 1988.

Answer 2

This is probably the info you want, but tho other sites are accurate, too

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/nati...

National law to limit under-age drinking

Email Printer friendly version Normal font Large font Louise Hall Health Reporter

July 27, 2008

THE Federal Government plans to unify laws across all states and territories to control the supply of alcohol to minors but has ruled out banning young people aged 18 to 21 from buying alcohol from bottle shops.

Health Minister Nicola Roxon said there were no plans to introduce a British-style ban on under-21s buying alcohol from liquor stores and supermarkets, a move about to be introduced in parts of England and Scotland.

The Government's taskforce on binge drinking, the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy, wants to wipe out the numerous inconsistencies across Australian jurisdictions affecting minors and alcohol.

In some states, Victoria for example, it is deemed acceptable to serve alcohol to a minor in a private home if they are supervised by an adult - who does not have to be a parent. Restrictions on supplying alcohol to minors relate only to licensed premises, or to public venues. State penalties vary from $550 to $20,000.

A spokeswoman for the Minister for Gaming and Racing, Graham West, said in NSW adults can give under-18s alcohol as long as the minor's parent has given permission.

Yesterday Mr West also ruled out a ban on takeaway alcohol for 18- to 21-year-olds.

Australian National Council on Drugs executive director Gino Vumbaca said while the UK scheme limiting 18- to 21-year-olds to drinking in pubs, clubs and restaurants had merit, teenagers under 18 already got alcohol outside licensed venues, so raising the legal age to 21 would be similarly ineffective.

He said evidence showed the most effective way to curb binge drinking was by increasing alcohol tax.

Ms Roxon has dismissed calls to raise the legal drinking age despite extensive American research showing that increasing it to 21 reduced road crashes and violence and cut the amount drunk by young people.

Paul Dillon, director of Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia, said cheap alcohol meant teenagers could get dangerously intoxicated cheaply.

"I go out to private schools and the girls tell me they will drink a whole bottle of $30 vodka between three of them, which is just $10 each, while in the poorer areas, kids can get two litres of cask wine for $12," he said.

On July 1, fines in NSW for supplying alcohol to minors rose to $11,000 and/or 12 months in jail, while penalties for minors caught inside licensed venues or buying alcohol doubled to $2200.

**************************************...

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/r...

Australia

Drinking age laws:

What is the minimum drinking age?

18

What is the minimum purchase age for alcoholic beverages?

18

Answer 3

depends on what state you are looking for, but try a google search