South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts131—Control of consumption etc of liquor in public places
(1) A person who, in a
public place—
(a)
consumes liquor; or
(b) has
possession of liquor,
in contravention of a prohibition imposed by regulation is guilty of an
offence.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
Expiation fee: $160.
(2) A prohibition
imposed for the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a) may
relate to a specified public place or to public places of a specified kind;
(b) may
be absolute or conditional;
(c) may
operate continuously or at specified times.
(3) If, in proceedings
for an offence against subsection (1) constituted of the possession of
liquor, the question arises as to whether the possession was lawful under
section 104, the onus of proving that the possession was lawful lies on
the defendant.