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Distillation Act 1901
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C2004C00224
14 May 2002
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30 June 2006
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Part I—Introductory
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 General administration of Act
4 Act to apply
5 Ordinary course of distillation
6 Interpretation
8 Incorporation of provisions of the Excise Act
9 Parts IV and V apply to spirit makers only
9A Application of the Criminal Code
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Part II—Stills
10 Making, selling or importing stills
11 Use of stills for purposes other than the distillation of spirits
11A Stills of a capacity not exceeding 5 litres
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Part III—Licences
12 Distillation of spirits
13 Descriptions of licences
16 Licence fees
17 Applications
18 Applicant to pay licence fee and give security
19 Form of security
20 Collector to grant licence
21 Period of licences
22 Renewal of licences
23 Fresh security
24 Transfer and cancellation
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Part IV—Regulation of distilleries
30 Facilities to officers
33 No other trade to be carried on upon the premises
34 Distillation only on licensed premises
36 No alteration to be made in premises without permission
37 Methylation
38 Responsibility of distillers
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Part V—Removal of spirits, and computation and payment of duty
47 Obscuration
50 Deficiencies
51 Loss during distillation
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Part VI—Vignerons
54 Distilling from and fortifying
57 Control of spirits
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Part VIA—Fortification of Australian wines
57A Application of Part
57B Interpretation
58 Strength of spirits for fortifying
59 Maximum strength of wine
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Part VII—Powers of officers
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Division 1—Preliminary
59A Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected
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Division 2—General regulatory powers
60 Access to distilleries and books
62 Vessels to be emptied and cleaned
63 Samples
69 Power to lock
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Division 3—Miscellaneous
70 Official stills
71 Power to purchase samples
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Part VIII—Penal provisions
73 Forfeiture
73A Unlawful possession of still
74 Offences as to illicit stills
77A Removal of spirits when licence ceases to be in force
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Part IX—Miscellaneous
82 Removal of spirits on cancellation etc. of licence
82A Sale by Collector of removed spirits etc.
82B Review of decisions
83 Regulations
Schedules
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Schedule 1—Table of fees for licences to distil
Notes to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Distillation Act 1901