sec.19GSale of controlled items to minors

### sec.19G Sale of controlled items to minors A person must not sell a controlled item to a minor. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—140 penalty units; or for a second offence—280 penalty units; or for a third or later offence—420 penalty units. An employee who sells a controlled item to a minor in the course of their employment can not be prosecuted under this section. See section 19I . It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) for the person to prove— the person, or an employee of the person, required the minor to produce acceptable evidence of age; and the minor produced acceptable evidence of age, or purported acceptable evidence of age, showing the minor was not a minor; and the person or employee had no reason to believe the evidence was false. s 19G ins 2024 No. 1 s 6 (sec.19G-ssec.1) A person must not sell a controlled item to a minor. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—140 penalty units; or for a second offence—280 penalty units; or for a third or later offence—420 penalty units. (sec.19G-ssec.2) An employee who sells a controlled item to a minor in the course of their employment can not be prosecuted under this section. See section 19I . (sec.19G-ssec.3) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) for the person to prove— the person, or an employee of the person, required the minor to produce acceptable evidence of age; and the minor produced acceptable evidence of age, or purported acceptable evidence of age, showing the minor was not a minor; and the person or employee had no reason to believe the evidence was false. - (a) for a first offence—140 penalty units; or - (b) for a second offence—280 penalty units; or - (c) for a third or later offence—420 penalty units. - (a) the person, or an employee of the person, required the minor to produce acceptable evidence of age; and - (b) the minor produced acceptable evidence of age, or purported acceptable evidence of age, showing the minor was not a minor; and - (c) the person or employee had no reason to believe the evidence was false.