Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.140Person must not smoke within government precinct
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sec.140 Person must not smoke within government precinct
A person must not smoke within a government precinct, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for subsection (1) that the person was not remaining at the government precinct but was merely passing through the precinct. In this section— government precinct means land— adjoining a building occupied by— the State; or the Legislative Assembly; or a court or tribunal; or an entity that represents the State; or another entity established by an Act; and prescribed by regulation. s 140 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40 sub 2014 No. 60 s 104 ; 2016 No. 6 s 11 amd 2023 No. 16 s 44 (sec.140-ssec.1) A person must not smoke within a government precinct, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.140-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for subsection (1) that the person was not remaining at the government precinct but was merely passing through the precinct. (sec.140-ssec.3) In this section— government precinct means land— adjoining a building occupied by— the State; or the Legislative Assembly; or a court or tribunal; or an entity that represents the State; or another entity established by an Act; and prescribed by regulation.
- (a) adjoining a building occupied by— (i) the State; or (ii) the Legislative Assembly; or (iii) a court or tribunal; or (iv) an entity that represents the State; or (v) another entity established by an Act; and
- (i) the State; or
- (ii) the Legislative Assembly; or
- (iii) a court or tribunal; or
- (iv) an entity that represents the State; or
- (v) another entity established by an Act; and
- (b) prescribed by regulation.
- (i) the State; or
- (ii) the Legislative Assembly; or
- (iii) a court or tribunal; or
- (iv) an entity that represents the State; or
- (v) another entity established by an Act; and