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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984
sec.29Notice about declaration at premises
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### sec.29 Notice about declaration at premises
If residential premises in a community area are declared as a dry place, the tenant of the premises must display a notice of the declaration at or near each entrance to the premises while the declaration is in force.
The notice must—
sufficiently identify the premises; and
state that the declaration takes effect once notice of the declaration is first displayed under this section; and
state in general terms the effect of section 34 and the penalty for a contravention of the section.
A failure to continue to display a notice of the declaration under this section does not affect a person’s liability to be convicted of an offence against section 34 .
s 29 prev s 29 ins 1999 No. 53 s 6
om 2004 No. 37 s 86 sch 1
pres s 29 ins 2002 No. 46 s 11
sub 2008 No. 30 s 10
(sec.29-ssec.1) If residential premises in a community area are declared as a dry place, the tenant of the premises must display a notice of the declaration at or near each entrance to the premises while the declaration is in force.
(sec.29-ssec.2) The notice must— sufficiently identify the premises; and state that the declaration takes effect once notice of the declaration is first displayed under this section; and state in general terms the effect of section 34 and the penalty for a contravention of the section.
(sec.29-ssec.3) A failure to continue to display a notice of the declaration under this section does not affect a person’s liability to be convicted of an offence against section 34 .
- (a) sufficiently identify the premises; and
- (b) state that the declaration takes effect once notice of the declaration is first displayed under this section; and
- (c) state in general terms the effect of section 34 and the penalty for a contravention of the section.