Wine Industry Act 1994 (Qld)

Wine Industry Act 1994

An Act about Queensland's wine industry

Part 1 Preliminary

Division 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Wine Industry Act 1994.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Objectives and their achievement (1) The objectives of this Act are— (a) to enable the efficiency of the Queensland wine industry to be developed further; and (b) to foster further investment in, and growth of, the Queensland wine industry; and (c) to help the Queensland wine industry to develop further its tourism potential; and (d) to establish a system under which the integrity of the Queensland wine industry is ensured; and (e) to regulate the Queensland wine industry in a way that is compatible with minimising harm arising from the misuse of liquor and the aims of the National Health Policy on Alcohol adopted by the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy and published by the Commonwealth. Editor's note— The policy is available from the department. (2) The objectives are to be achieved mainly by licensing, under this Act, persons so that they can sell wine. (3) A person who is licensed under this Act need not be licensed under the Liquor Act 1992 before the person can lawfully sell wine. (4) The objectives of the Act are also to be achieved by allowing the Minister to establish the Wine Industry Policy Council as a representative body to advise the Minister.

Division 2 Interpretation

4 Dictionary The dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular words used in this Act.

Division 3 Relationship between this Act and the Liquor Act

5 Relationship with Liquor Act (1) This Act is based, in part, on the Liquor Act and some relevant issues are common to both Acts. Example— principle that alcohol is not to be sold to minors (2) To ensure consistency with the Liquor Act, some words are defined by reference to the meaning of the word in the Liquor Act. Example— The definition acceptable evidence of age refers to a document that is acceptable evidence of age under the Liquor Act. (3) Also, parts 2 and 7 of the Liquor Act apply in a way stated in sections 33 and 49.