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POISONS ACT 1971 - SECT 80 Selling certain substances by means of automatic machines prohibited

POISONS ACT 1971 - SECT 80

Selling certain substances by means of automatic machines prohibited

A person shall not –
(a) whether on or about his premises or elsewhere –
(i) install an automatic machine for the sale or supply of a scheduled substance; or
(ii) sell or supply such a substance by means of an automatic machine;
(b) permit or suffer an automatic machine designed for, or capable of being used for, the sale of such a substance to be installed on his premises or on premises under his control;
(c) place such a substance or permit or suffer such a substance to be placed in any automatic machine on his premises or on premises under his control; or
(d) permit or suffer a person to buy or be supplied with or otherwise obtain such a substance by means of an automatic machine on the premises of, or under the control of, the first-mentioned person.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, together with a daily fine not exceeding 0·2 penalty unit in the case of a continuing offence.