Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

DEFENCE FORCE REGULATIONS 1952 - REG 37

         (1)   A person in a protected place, must not:

                (a)    smoke, strike a match, light a fire or in any way procure a naked light or flame; or

               (b)    possess tobacco, matches, a flame lighter, a candle, a lamp or any material capable of being used for smoking or for procuring a naked light or flame.

Penalty:   1 penalty unit or imprisonment for 3 months, or both.

         (2)   It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subregulation (1) that the defendant had the permission of the officer‑in‑charge to engage in the relevant conduct in the protected place.

         (3)   In this regulation:

"officer-in-charge" means the person appointed to be in charge of the undertaking.

protected place means an undertaking, or part of an undertaking:

                (a)    which is declared by the officer‑in‑charge of the undertaking, by notice in writing, to be a protected place for this regulation; and

               (b)    on which a notice to that effect is prominently displayed.