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Outlines the laws around drinking if your under the minimum legal purchasing age of 18 years, gives information about drinking, driving&nbsp; drinking in public places and Alcohol as a Sales Promotion. <BR><BR>See the <A href="http://www.alac.org.nz/SaleOfLiquorAct.aspx">Sale of Liquor Act </A>for more. See <A href="http://www.alac.org.nz/PoliciesAndSubmissions.aspx">ALAC's Policies</A><A href="http://www.alac.org.nz/PoliciesAndSubmissions.aspx"> </A>for our&nbsp;position on the current debate around proposed changes to the Sale of Liquor Act, and proposed changes to the legal purchase age.
Outlines the laws around drinking if your under the minimum legal purchasing age of 18 years, gives information about drinking, driving  drinking in public places and Alcohol as a Sales Promotion.

See the Sale of Liquor Act for more. See ALAC's Policies for our position on the current debate around proposed changes to the Sale of Liquor Act, and proposed changes to the legal purchase age.  



Alcohol as a Sales Promotion >>
The Gambling Act 2003 prohibits certain prizes to be offered as part of a sales promotion. This includes alcohol, or vouchers or entitlements to alcohol, among other products.

For further information please see ‘Gambling Fact Sheet 9: Sales Promotion Schemes’. If you have any queries on this subject, we suggest you contact the Department of Internal Affairs.


Drinking & Driving  >>
Explains blood alcohol levels (BAL).

Underage Drinking >>
What are you legally allowed to do if you're under 18 years of age?

Drinking in Public >>
Information about drinking in public places


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