Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.151Person must not smoke at or near skate park
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sec.151 Person must not smoke at or near skate park
A person must not smoke within 10m of any part of a skate park. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person— at residential premises or on residential land; or at business premises; or travelling in a motor vehicle. In this section— skate park — means a part of a public place constructed for the purpose of riding or skating any of the following around or over obstacles, jumps and uneven surfaces— bicycles; rollerblades or rollerskates; skateboards; scooters; but does not include a bicycle path, a footpath or a path shared by cyclists and pedestrians. s 151 ins 2016 No. 6 s 13 amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1 (sec.151-ssec.1) A person must not smoke within 10m of any part of a skate park. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.151-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person— at residential premises or on residential land; or at business premises; or travelling in a motor vehicle. (sec.151-ssec.3) In this section— skate park — means a part of a public place constructed for the purpose of riding or skating any of the following around or over obstacles, jumps and uneven surfaces— bicycles; rollerblades or rollerskates; skateboards; scooters; but does not include a bicycle path, a footpath or a path shared by cyclists and pedestrians.
- (a) at residential premises or on residential land; or
- (b) at business premises; or
- (c) travelling in a motor vehicle.
- (a) means a part of a public place constructed for the purpose of riding or skating any of the following around or over obstacles, jumps and uneven surfaces— (i) bicycles; (ii) rollerblades or rollerskates; (iii) skateboards; (iv) scooters; but
- (i) bicycles;
- (ii) rollerblades or rollerskates;
- (iii) skateboards;
- (iv) scooters; but
- (b) does not include a bicycle path, a footpath or a path shared by cyclists and pedestrians.
- (i) bicycles;
- (ii) rollerblades or rollerskates;
- (iii) skateboards;
- (iv) scooters; but