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Summary Offences Act 2005
sec.19KCommercial sellers must display prohibition signs
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### sec.19K Commercial sellers must display prohibition signs
A commercial seller must display prohibition signs at the seller’s retail outlet under this section.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
If any controlled items are displayed at the outlet, a prohibition sign must be displayed—
at each place where a controlled item is displayed at the outlet, so the sign is clearly visible to a person viewing the displayed item; or
at each point of sale at the outlet, so the sign is clearly visible to a person purchasing a controlled item.
If no controlled items are displayed at the outlet, a prohibition sign must be displayed at each point of sale at the outlet, so the sign is clearly visible to a person purchasing a controlled item.
Each prohibition sign must comply with the requirements prescribed by regulation.
In this section—
point of sale means a counter or similar fixture where a controlled item may be sold.
prohibition sign means a sign about the sale of controlled items to minors.
retail outlet means premises where controlled items are available for sale to the public.
s 19K ins 2024 No. 1 s 6
(sec.19K-ssec.1) A commercial seller must display prohibition signs at the seller’s retail outlet under this section. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.19K-ssec.2) If any controlled items are displayed at the outlet, a prohibition sign must be displayed— at each place where a controlled item is displayed at the outlet, so the sign is clearly visible to a person viewing the displayed item; or at each point of sale at the outlet, so the sign is clearly visible to a person purchasing a controlled item.
(sec.19K-ssec.3) If no controlled items are displayed at the outlet, a prohibition sign must be displayed at each point of sale at the outlet, so the sign is clearly visible to a person purchasing a controlled item.
(sec.19K-ssec.4) Each prohibition sign must comply with the requirements prescribed by regulation.
(sec.19K-ssec.5) In this section— point of sale means a counter or similar fixture where a controlled item may be sold. prohibition sign means a sign about the sale of controlled items to minors. retail outlet means premises where controlled items are available for sale to the public.
- (a) at each place where a controlled item is displayed at the outlet, so the sign is clearly visible to a person viewing the displayed item; or
- (b) at each point of sale at the outlet, so the sign is clearly visible to a person purchasing a controlled item.