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18 Smoking
> > (1) A person must not smoke in a park.
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> > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
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> > (2) This clause does not apply to a cave in a park.
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> > Note.
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> > Clause 27(2)(e) creates an offence of smoking in a cave.
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> > (3) A person does not commit an offence under this clause—
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> > > (a) if a person smokes in an accommodation area, where smoking is not otherwise prohibited, or
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> > > (b) for anything done or omitted to be done with the consent of a park authority and in accordance with any conditions to which the consent is subject.
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> > (4) In this clause—
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> > accommodation area means an area used for residential accommodation or accommodation for visitors and tourists (other than accommodation for visitors and tourists that is managed by, or on behalf of, the National Parks and Wildlife Service) on land the subject of a lease or licence granted under the Act.