sec.159Supply or possession of bongs as part of business activities

sec.159 Supply or possession of bongs as part of business activities

A person must not, as part of a business activity, supply, display, store or otherwise be in possession of a bong or a component of a bong. Maximum penalty—140 penalty units. It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the person to prove that a bong, or a component of a bong, is designed primarily to be used for a purpose other than administering a dangerous drug. buckets, garden hoses, water bottles For subsection (2) , evidence of a disclaimer does not, of itself, prove that the bong or component of a bong is designed primarily to be used for a purpose other than administering a dangerous drug. In this section— bong — means a device capable of being used for administering a dangerous drug by the drawing of smoke or fumes, resulting from heating or burning the drug in or on the device, through water or another liquid in the device; but does not include a hookah. component , of a bong, means a device that— is apparently intended to be part of a bong; and is not capable of being used for administering a dangerous drug in the way described in the definition bong , paragraph (a) , without an adjustment, modification or addition. disclaimer means a statement on, or made in relation to, the bong or component of a bong, at or before the time of the commission of the alleged offence, to the effect that the bong or component is designed or intended to be used for a purpose that is not a purpose related to administering a dangerous drug. s 159 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40A sub 2007 No. 28 s 47 amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1 ; 2025 No. 27 s 11 (sec.159-ssec.1) A person must not, as part of a business activity, supply, display, store or otherwise be in possession of a bong or a component of a bong. Maximum penalty—140 penalty units. (sec.159-ssec.2) It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the person to prove that a bong, or a component of a bong, is designed primarily to be used for a purpose other than administering a dangerous drug. buckets, garden hoses, water bottles (sec.159-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , evidence of a disclaimer does not, of itself, prove that the bong or component of a bong is designed primarily to be used for a purpose other than administering a dangerous drug. (sec.159-ssec.4) In this section— bong — means a device capable of being used for administering a dangerous drug by the drawing of smoke or fumes, resulting from heating or burning the drug in or on the device, through water or another liquid in the device; but does not include a hookah. component , of a bong, means a device that— is apparently intended to be part of a bong; and is not capable of being used for administering a dangerous drug in the way described in the definition bong , paragraph (a) , without an adjustment, modification or addition. disclaimer means a statement on, or made in relation to, the bong or component of a bong, at or before the time of the commission of the alleged offence, to the effect that the bong or component is designed or intended to be used for a purpose that is not a purpose related to administering a dangerous drug.