South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts124—Power to refuse entry or remove intoxicated persons or persons
guilty of offensive behaviour
(1) An authorised
person may, if necessary, use reasonable force to remove a person from, or
prevent the entry of a person onto, licensed premises if—
(a) the
person is intoxicated; or
(b) the
person's speech, balance, coordination or behaviour is noticeably impaired and
it is reasonable to believe that the impairment is the result of the
consumption of liquor; or
(c) the
person is behaving in an offensive or disorderly manner.
(2) An authorised
person may, if necessary, use reasonable force to remove a person from
licensed premises if the authorised person reasonably suspects that the person
has supplied, or is about to supply, liquor to another person on the
licensed premises in circumstances in which—
(a) that
other person is intoxicated; or
(b) that
other person's speech, balance, coordination or behaviour is noticeably
impaired and it is reasonable to believe that the impairment is the result of
the consumption of liquor.
(2a) If a licensee or
a responsible person for licensed premises requests a police officer to
exercise a power conferred by this section in relation to a person, the police
officer must do so if satisfied that the power may be exercised in relation to
the person under this section.
(3) A person removed
from licensed premises under this section who re-enters the licensed premises
within 24 hours of being removed from them is guilty of an offence.
(a) is
removed from licensed premises, or refused entry to, or prevented from
entering, licensed premises under this section; and
(b)
enters or attempts to enter the licensed premises within the following
24 hours,
is guilty of an offence.
(5) A police officer
may arrest, without warrant, any person who commits an offence against
subsection (4).