13Sale and supply of travellers’ requisites

#### 13 Sale and supply of travellers’ requisites (1) Without limiting the generality of subsection 6(1), the Commission may: (a) sell and supply travellers’ requisites on passenger trains; and (b) sell and supply travellers’ requisites, on premises set aside under subsection (2), to persons travelling on services operated by the Commission and to other persons. (2) The Commission may set aside premises owned or occupied by it for the sale and supply of travellers’ requisites to persons travelling on services operated by the Commission and to other persons. (3) Where the Commission leases to a person premises set aside under subsection (2), the Commission may, in writing, grant to the person an authority, for such term, and subject to such conditions, as are specified in the authority, to sell and supply, on the premises, travellers’ requisites to persons travelling on services operated by the Commission and to other persons. (4) The Commission shall: (a) in selling and supplying travellers’ requisites on premises set aside under subsection (2), ensure; and (b) specify in each authority granted under subsection (3), in relation to premises set aside under subsection (2), conditions for the purpose of ensuring; that, as far as is reasonably practicable, goods are not sold or supplied on the premises to persons resorting to the premises solely or principally for the purpose of obtaining those goods at times outside the days and hours of trading or business that would, but for this section, be applicable, under the law of the State or Territory in which the premises are situated, in relation to the sale or supply of those goods. (5) The Commission may exercise its powers under this section, the employees of the Commission may act in accordance with the powers of the Commission under this section and a person who holds an authority under subsection (3), and the servants and agents of such a person, may, subject to the conditions to which the authority is subject, act in accordance with the authority, without obtaining or having any other authority, licence, permit or registration. (6) Notwithstanding any law of a State or Territory to the contrary: (a) the Commission, and its employees, may permit the consumption, on passenger trains and on premises set aside under subsection (2), of meals and refreshments; (b) a person who holds an authority under subsection (3), and his servants and agents, may permit the consumption, on the premises to which the authority relates, of meals and refreshments; and (c) a person may, on a passenger train or on premises set aside under subsection (2), obtain and consume meals and refreshments sold or supplied in accordance with this section. (7) Except as expressly provided in this section, this section does not exempt a person from compliance with the law of a State or Territory. (8) In this section: > passenger train means a train operated by the Commission that is carrying, or waiting to carry, passengers. > refreshments includes alcoholic beverages. > travellers’ requisites means: (a) meals; (b) refreshments; (c) tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, pipes and other smokers’ requisites; and (d) other goods required, or likely to be required, by persons while travelling on services operated by the Commission.