Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 13(1) amended by No. 49/2009 s. 28.
(1) A person must not place or cause or permit to be placed in any premises a vending machine for operation by members of the public.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.
S. 13(1A) inserted by No. 55/2016 s. 9(11).
(1A) A person must not sell any e-cigarette product from a vending machine.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units.
In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a vending machine that is placed—
(a) in the bar area of licensed premises in line of sight of a bar; or
(b) in an approved venue or in a casino in line of sight of a service counter of the approved venue or casino; or
(c) in a bottle shop immediately adjacent to the service counter of the bottle shop.
(3) In this section—
"bar" means a place in licensed premises that—
(a) is stocked with liquor of various types; and
(b) is used solely or mainly for the supply of liquor to customers; and
(c) has a counter—
(i) across which liquor is supplied directly to customers; and
(ii) at which, or in the immediate vicinity of which, customers may immediately consume the liquor supplied;
"bar area" means the area—
(a) in the immediate vicinity of a bar; and
(b) not more than 5 metres from the outer edge of the counter of the bar;
"bottle shop" means an area in licensed premises where liquor is supplied to customers solely for consumption off the licensed premises;
"service counter"—
(a) of an approved venue or a casino, means a counter at which gaming tokens (within the meaning of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 ) may be issued or redeemed;
(b) of a bottle shop, means a counter in the bottle shop across which liquor is supplied directly to customers.
S. 13A (Heading) , substituted by No. 55/2016 s. 9(12)(a).
S. 13A inserted by No. 28/2001 s. 9.