REGULATORY OFFENCES ACT 1985 - SECT 6
Leaving hotel etc. without payment
REGULATORY OFFENCES ACT 1985 - SECT 6
Leaving hotel etc. without payment
6 Leaving hotel etc. without payment
(1) Any person who, with respect to food, drink, accommodation, or like goods
and services, of the value of $150 or less obtained from any restaurant or
hotel, motel, boarding house or like premises—
(a) leaves such premises
without discharging, or attempting honestly, or making proper arrangements, to
discharge, his or her lawful indebtedness therefor; or
(b) purports to pay
for them with a cheque that is not met on presentation or a credit card or
similar document the person is not authorised to use;
is guilty of a
regulatory offence and, subject to section 9, is liable to a fine of $300.
(2) It is a defence to a charge of an offence defined in subsection (1) (b) to
prove the defendant believed on reasonable grounds the cheque would be paid in
full on presentation or the defendant was authorised to use the credit card or
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