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Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
115BCertain advertising prohibited within 150 metres of school
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115B Certain advertising prohibited within 150 metres of school
(1) A person must not for any direct or indirect pecuniary benefit display, or cause to be displayed, any alcohol advertising that is static advertising within 150 metres of the perimeter of a school.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if a person displays, or causes to be displayed, alcohol advertising that is static advertising within 150 metres of the perimeter of a school that is—
(a) a logo, emblem or product name on a building that is occupied by a person conducting a business that is associated with the supply of liquor; or
(b) alcohol advertising within a licensed premises or on an exterior of a licensed premises; or
(c) alcohol advertising on an item of clothing worn by a person; or
(d) alcohol advertising on a vehicle that is in the reasonable transit through an area within 150 metres of a school to travel to a destination; or
(e) alcohol advertising at a sporting ground or a racecourse.
***alcohol advertising*** means any information, term, expression, symbol or other thing that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes liquor;
***school*** has the same meaning as it has in the **Education and Training Reform Act 2006**;
***static advertising*** includes, but is not limited to—
(a) static advertising displays, including but not limited to billboards, banners, hoardings, signs, images or rolling static displays; and
(b) digital billboards and panels, including those that display moving or video images; and
(c) moveable billboards and displays—
but does not include advertising using the following—
(d) broadcast television, radio or digital media such as websites or social media;
(e) commercial print media such as magazines and newspapers.
S. 115C inserted by No. 20/2018 s. 20.