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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984
sec.30Notice about declaration at police station or on community noticeboard
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### sec.30 Notice about declaration at police station or on community noticeboard
If residential premises in a community area are declared as a dry place and there is a police station in the area, the police officer in charge of the station must display a notice of the declaration in a publicly accessible part of the station while the declaration is in force.
If residential premises in a community area are declared as a dry place and there is no police station in the area, the police officer in charge of the police station servicing the area must display a notice of the declaration on a community noticeboard in the area while the declaration is in force.
The notice mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) must—
sufficiently identify the premises; and
state in general terms the effect of section 34 and the penalty for a contravention of the section.
A failure 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 30 orig s 30 om 1990 No. 104 s 11
prev s 30 ins 1999 No. 53 s 6
om 2004 No. 37 s 86 sch 1
pres s 30 ins 2002 No. 46 s 11
amd 2007 No. 59 s 26
sub 2008 No. 30 s 10
(sec.30-ssec.1) If residential premises in a community area are declared as a dry place and there is a police station in the area, the police officer in charge of the station must display a notice of the declaration in a publicly accessible part of the station while the declaration is in force.
(sec.30-ssec.2) If residential premises in a community area are declared as a dry place and there is no police station in the area, the police officer in charge of the police station servicing the area must display a notice of the declaration on a community noticeboard in the area while the declaration is in force.
(sec.30-ssec.3) The notice mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) must— sufficiently identify the premises; and state in general terms the effect of section 34 and the penalty for a contravention of the section.
(sec.30-ssec.4) A failure 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 in general terms the effect of section 34 and the penalty for a contravention of the section.