(1) A person must not smoke at or within 10 metres of a sporting venue that is an outdoor public place during—
(a) an organised underage sporting event; or
(b) a training or practice session to prepare for participation in an organised underage sporting event; or
(c) any break or interval during the course of the organised underage sporting event or training or practice session.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person—
(a) in a motor vehicle, unless the motor vehicle is stationary; or
(b) in an area that is separated from the sporting venue by a road; or
(c) at residential premises or on land at which residential premises are built or may lawfully be built.
(3) If an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a person is contravening subsection (1), the inspector, on producing his or her identity card, may direct the person to cease the contravention.
(4) A person who is contravening subsection (1) must comply with a direction by an inspector to cease the contravention.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(5) Despite anything to the contrary in this Part, subsection (1) applies to a person who is in an outdoor dining or drinking area that is at or within 10 metres of the sporting venue.
(6) In this section—
"organised underage sporting event" means a sporting event that—
(a) is planned in advance; and
(b) is organised or intended for, or predominantly participated in by, persons under the age of 18 years; and
(c) is conducted according to established rules by a professional or amateur sporting body or by an educational institution; and
(d) may be a one-off event or part of a series of events;
sporting event means a match, game, tournament or other event that involves the playing of, or participation in, sport;
"sporting venue" includes, but is not limited to—
(a) a playing field;
(b) a track;
(c) an arena;
(d) a court or rink;
(e) any permanently or temporarily erected public seating at the venue;
(f) any seating, marshalling area, warm-up area, podium or other part of the venue reserved for the use of competitors or officials;
(g) any part of the venue used to conduct the actual organised underage sporting event.
S. 5RJ inserted by No. 66/2013 s. 5, substituted by No. 65/2014 s. 9.