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Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
36ZGProhibition of advertising of psychoactive substances
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#### 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—
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> > (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
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> > (b) providing information on how or where the psychoactive substance may be acquired.
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> Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
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> **pt 2C (ss 36ZD–36ZG):** Ins 2013 No 70, Sch 1 \[5\].