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Summary Offences Act 2005
sec.10CWearing or carrying prohibited item in a public place
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### sec.10C Wearing or carrying prohibited item in a public place
A person in a public place must not wear or carry a prohibited item so that the item can be seen.
Maximum penalty—
for a first offence—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
for a second offence—60 penalty units or 9 months imprisonment; or
for a third or later offence—100 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.
A person who is in or on a vehicle that is in a public place must not wear or carry a prohibited item so that the item can be seen from the public place.
Maximum penalty—
for a first offence—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
for a second offence—60 penalty units or 9 months imprisonment; or
for a third or later offence—100 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.
In this section—
prohibited item see the Liquor Act 1992 , section 173EA .
s 10C ins 2016 No. 62 s 398
(sec.10C-ssec.1) A person in a public place must not wear or carry a prohibited item so that the item can be seen. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or for a second offence—60 penalty units or 9 months imprisonment; or for a third or later offence—100 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.
(sec.10C-ssec.2) A person who is in or on a vehicle that is in a public place must not wear or carry a prohibited item so that the item can be seen from the public place. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or for a second offence—60 penalty units or 9 months imprisonment; or for a third or later offence—100 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.
(sec.10C-ssec.3) In this section— prohibited item see the Liquor Act 1992 , section 173EA .
- (a) for a first offence—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
- (b) for a second offence—60 penalty units or 9 months imprisonment; or
- (c) for a third or later offence—100 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.
- (a) for a first offence—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
- (b) for a second offence—60 penalty units or 9 months imprisonment; or
- (c) for a third or later offence—100 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.