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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 9 Hansard (19 November) . . Page.. 2737 ..

MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 52

MR STANHOPE: Asked the Minister for Justice and Community Safety -

In relation to the Tobacco Act 1986 and the sale of tobacco to minors - Noting your answer to Question on Notice No. 39, in which you state that 8 convictions have resulted from prosecutions in respect of section 4 and section 5 of the Tobacco Act 1986 during the years 1995-1998, what are the details of the penalties given in each of the prosecutions.

MR HUMPHRIES: The answer to Mr Stanhope's question is as follows -

1995: Nil.

1996: One person was fined $100 each for four offences under section 4.

A second person was convicted for 3 offences under section 4 on different dates and was fined $50, $100 and $150.

1997: One person was fined $150 for an offence under section 4.

1998: Nil (as at 3 September 1998).

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