Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966
21Prohibition on possession of vaping goods—commercial quantities
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21 Prohibition on possession of vaping goods—commercial quantities
21 Prohibition on possession of vaping goods—commercial quantities
(1) A person is guilty of an offence if—
(a) the person possesses a quantity of a kind of vaping goods in New South Wales, and
(b) the quantity is at least the commercial quantity, but less than 100 times the commercial quantity, of the kind of vaping goods.
Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment or 2,800 penalty units, or both.
(2) A person is guilty of a strict liability offence if—
(a) the person possesses a quantity of a kind of vaping goods in New South Wales, and
(b) the quantity is at least the commercial quantity, but less than 100 times the commercial quantity, of the kind of vaping goods.
Maximum penalty—330 penalty units.
(3) A person is guilty of an offence if—
(a) the person possesses a quantity of a kind of vaping goods in New South Wales, and
(b) the quantity is at least 100 times the commercial quantity, but less than 1,000 times the commercial quantity, of the kind of vaping goods.
Maximum penalty—5 years imprisonment or 8,400 penalty units, or both.
(4) A person is guilty of a strict liability offence if—
(a) the person possesses a quantity of a kind of vaping goods in New South Wales, and
(b) the quantity is at least 100 times the commercial quantity, but less than 1,000 times the commercial quantity, of the kind of vaping goods.
Maximum penalty—670 penalty units.
(5) A person is guilty of an offence if—
(a) the person possesses a quantity of a kind of vaping goods in New South Wales, and
(b) the quantity is at least 1,000 times the commercial quantity of the kind of vaping goods.
Maximum penalty—7 years imprisonment or 14,000 penalty units, or both.
(6) A person is guilty of a strict liability offence if—
(a) the person possesses a quantity of a kind of vaping goods in New South Wales, and