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Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015 s 20

s 20 Refusal of entry to and removal from Liquor Control Zone

20.—(1) This section applies if —(a) an entrant fails to comply with a request of a police officer or an approved person made under section 21 or 22; or (b) a police officer or an approved person reasonably suspects that an entrant has contravened, is contravening or may contravene section 12 or 14 in relation to a Liquor Control Zone. (2) Unless the entrant is arrested —(a) if the entrant has entered a Liquor Control Zone, a police officer or an approved person may direct the entrant to leave and not re‑enter the Liquor Control Zone within a stated reasonable time of not more than 24 hours; and (b) if the entrant is about to enter a Liquor Control Zone, a police officer or an approved person may by direction refuse the entrant entry to the Liquor Control Zone for a stated reasonable time of not more than 24 hours. (3) Without affecting subsection (4), if an entrant contravenes or attempts to contravene any direction given by a police officer or an approved person under subsection (2), the police officer or approved person (as the case may be) may use reasonable force to remove the entrant from, or to prevent the entrant from entering or re‑entering, the Liquor Control Zone, as the case may be. (4) An entrant who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes any direction by a police officer or an approved person under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

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