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Swan Light, a very low-alcohol beer (0.9%) is considered a soft drink in Western Australia, as would a shandy made with low-alcohol beer, whereas kombucha is considered alcoholic in Victoria. For this reason most alcoholic products sold in Australia are labelled with a statement of their alcoholic content if above 0.5%; otherwise, a product ...
Alcohol sales were prohibited in the Australian Capital Territory between 1910 and 1928. Four referendums regarding the prohibition of alcohol were conducted in Western Australia, including one in each of the years 1911, 1921, 1925 and 1950. In 1837, laws were passed to prevent Aboriginal access to alcohol as binge drinking became problematic. [6]
It was created to limit the operation of Section 92 of the Constitution of Australia (which ensures free trade among the States) by granting States complete legislative power to regulate alcohol regardless of where the alcohol was originally produced. [2] It is similar in effect to the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution. [3]
Within an alcoholic beverage market worth some $16.3 billion, beer comprises about 48% compared to wine at 29% and spirits at 21%. Within the beer sector, premium beers have a 7.8% share of the market; full-strength beer has 70.6%; mid-strength holds 12%; and light beer has 9.6%. 85% of beer is produced by national brewers, the remainder by regional or microbreweries.
Pages in category "Alcohol law in Australia" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Each Australian state has its own set of liquor licensing laws which regulate the times that pubs could open and close. Until recently these laws were relatively strict, a legacy of the influence of the 'reformist' Christian Temperance groups in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Alcohol law in Australia (8 P) R. Rum Rebellion (11 P) T. Temperance movement in Australia (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Alcohol in Australia" The following 34 pages ...
The Liquor Control Act 1988 is an act of the Western Australian parliament which serves to regulate liquor and its sale, supply, and consumption, as well as to minimise harm due to the use of liquor, amongst other things. The Act repealed the Liquor Act 1970 and was given royal assent on 9 December 1988. [1]