36ZGProhibition of advertising of psychoactive substances

36ZG Prohibition of advertising of psychoactive substances

36ZG Prohibition of advertising of psychoactive substances

A person is guilty of an offence if the person publishes or displays in any manner, way, medium or form any advertisement—

(a) knowing or being reckless as to whether the advertisement promotes, or apparently promotes, directly or indirectly, the consumption, supply or sale of a substance for its psychoactive effects, and

(b) providing information on how or where the psychoactive substance may be acquired.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

pt 2C (ss 36ZD–36ZG): Ins 2013 No 70, Sch 1 [5].