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State Emergency Service Act 2024
sec.43Using restricted expressions etc.
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### sec.43 Using restricted expressions etc.
A person must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse—
use a restricted expression without the commissioner’s written approval or authority—
in, or as, the name of a business carried on by the person; or
to advertise or otherwise promote goods or services provided by the person; or
to raise funds, whether for the SES or another entity; or
use the expression ‘State Emergency Service’ or ‘SES’, or a similar expression, in a way that suggests the person is an SES member if the person is not an SES member.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
In this section—
restricted expression means any of the following expressions—
‘State Emergency Service’;
‘SES’;
another expression that includes an expression mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .
(sec.43-ssec.1) A person must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse— use a restricted expression without the commissioner’s written approval or authority— in, or as, the name of a business carried on by the person; or to advertise or otherwise promote goods or services provided by the person; or to raise funds, whether for the SES or another entity; or use the expression ‘State Emergency Service’ or ‘SES’, or a similar expression, in a way that suggests the person is an SES member if the person is not an SES member. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.43-ssec.2) In this section— restricted expression means any of the following expressions— ‘State Emergency Service’; ‘SES’; another expression that includes an expression mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .
- (a) use a restricted expression without the commissioner’s written approval or authority— (i) in, or as, the name of a business carried on by the person; or (ii) to advertise or otherwise promote goods or services provided by the person; or (iii) to raise funds, whether for the SES or another entity; or
- (i) in, or as, the name of a business carried on by the person; or
- (ii) to advertise or otherwise promote goods or services provided by the person; or
- (iii) to raise funds, whether for the SES or another entity; or
- (b) use the expression ‘State Emergency Service’ or ‘SES’, or a similar expression, in a way that suggests the person is an SES member if the person is not an SES member.
- (i) in, or as, the name of a business carried on by the person; or
- (ii) to advertise or otherwise promote goods or services provided by the person; or
- (iii) to raise funds, whether for the SES or another entity; or
- (a) ‘State Emergency Service’;
- (b) ‘SES’;
- (c) another expression that includes an expression mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .