VIC Underage Fake ID Consequences

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James Hatton

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5 July 2019
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Hey, I’m just more interested to know. But my mate who’s 16 has a fake id that he uses at small liquor stores for beer. It’s one of his mates older brothers and they look very similar. I was just wondering that even though it’s an offence to use a fake id, what can shopkeepers at beer stores actually do. Are they allowed to confiscate the id when they check it? Can they citizens arrest you etc? By the way I’m in Victoria Australia
 

sammy01

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27 September 2015
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Not much - they can't restrain your mate. I suppose they could keep the licence but I reckon they'd be more likely to hand the licence back and say Nope that ain't you in the photo so go buy a lemonade.