either a supervised or an undesignated licence then your child can legally serve alcohol on the premises. In this case the liability is with the licensed premises. Because the bar will still be open to the public, this is not considered a private function. You may wish to sit down with the licensed premises and talk through concerns about service to minors. It would pay to find out what, if any, conditions of the licence may relate to young people being on the premises. Policy Yes, but ALAC would advise you to consider this very carefully. In general terms we would advise that if you are considering this, then it would be sensible to inform the parents of the invited guests about your intentions - many parents have been annoyed to find that their son/daughter has been served alcohol by another adult 18 years and over . The Sale of Liquor Act allows alcohol to be served to young people at a private party. Under the Sale of Liquor Act, generally, if you are under 18, only your parent or legal guardian can buy or supply you with alcohol. The only exception in the legislation is for a 'private social gathering'. Exactly what this means is not defined in the legislation so is open to different interpretations. As a general rule the people coming need a personal invitation, and no money can change hands, i.e. if anyone can come then it isn't a private social gathering and alcohol cannot be