Summary Offences Act 2005

A commercial seller must display prohibition signs at the seller’s retail outlet under this section.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

If any controlled items are displayed at the outlet, a prohibition sign must be displayed—

at each place where a controlled item is displayed at the outlet, so the sign is clearly visible to a person viewing the displayed item; or

at each point of sale at the outlet, so the sign is clearly visible to a person purchasing a controlled item.

If no controlled items are displayed at the outlet, a prohibition sign must be displayed at each point of sale at the outlet, so the sign is clearly visible to a person purchasing a controlled item.

Each prohibition sign must comply with the requirements prescribed by regulation.

In this section—point of sale means a counter or similar fixture where a controlled item may be sold.prohibition sign means a sign about the sale of controlled items to minors.retail outlet means premises where controlled items are available for sale to the public.