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Section 138 - Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 - Certain behaviour prohibited — Zoe

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#### 138 Certain behaviour prohibited 138 Certain behaviour prohibited > A person who is involved in the preparation or handling of exposed substances, or who is in a place that is used for preparing or handling exposed substances, must not— > > > (a) urinate, defecate or spit on, or > > > (b) use, smoke or chew tobacco or any other similar substance in the vicinity of, or > > > (c) sit, walk, stand or lie on, > > any surface used for the purpose of preparing or handling exposed substances. > > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

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