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LIQUOR AND GAMBLING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2018 (NO. 20 OF 2018) - SECT 20

New sections 115B and 115C inserted

After section 115A of the Principal Act insert

        " 115B     Certain advertising prohibited within 150 metres of school

    (1)     A person must not for any direct or indirect pecuniary benefit display, or cause to be displayed, any alcohol advertising that is static advertising within 150 metres of the perimeter of a school.

Penalty:     120 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply if a person displays, or causes to be displayed, alcohol advertising that is static advertising within 150 metres of the perimeter of a school that is—

        (a)     a logo, emblem or product name on a building that is occupied by a person conducting a business that is associated with the supply of liquor; or

        (b)     alcohol advertising within a licensed premises or on an exterior of a licensed premises; or

        (c)     alcohol advertising on an item of clothing worn by a person; or

        (d)     alcohol advertising on a vehicle that is in the reasonable transit through an area within 150 metres of a school to travel to a destination; or

        (e)     alcohol advertising at a sporting ground or a racecourse.

    (3)     In this section—

"alcohol advertising" means any information, term, expression, symbol or other thing that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes liquor;

"school" has the same meaning as it has in the  Education and Training Reform Act 2006 ;

"static advertising" includes, but is not limited to—

        (a)     static advertising displays, including but not limited to billboards, banners, hoardings, signs, images or rolling static displays; and

        (b)     digital billboards and panels, including those that display moving or video images; and

        (c)     moveable billboards and displays—

but does not include advertising using the following—

        (d)     broadcast television, radio or digital media such as websites or social media;

        (e)     commercial print media such as magazines and newspapers.

        115C     No compensation

No compensation is payable by the State in respect of any loss, damage or injury of any kind suffered by a person as a result of section 115B.".

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