Queensland Consolidated Acts

TOBACCO AND OTHER SMOKING PRODUCTS ACT 1998 - SECT 26VL

26VL Person must not smoke at major event facility

(1) A person must not smoke at a major event facility.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person—

(a) is in a nominated outdoor smoking place; and

(b) is not consuming food or drink.

(3) In this section—

"nominated outdoor smoking place" means a clearly designated part, or parts, of an outdoor area of a major event facility—

(a) where smoking is not otherwise prohibited under this Act; and

(b) established by the major event organiser as an area where—

(i) smoking is permitted; and

(ii) food or drink is not to be consumed.

Example for paragraph (a)—

Smoking is prohibited within 10m of children’s playground equipment.