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MARALINGA TJARUTJA LAND RIGHTS ACT 1984 - SECT 43

43—By-laws

        (1)         Maralinga Tjarutja may, with the approval of the Minister, make by-laws—

            (a)         regulating, restricting or prohibiting the consumption, inhalation, possession, sale or supply of regulated substances on the lands;

            (b)         providing for the confiscation, in circumstances in which a contravention of a by-law under paragraph (a) is reasonably suspected, of any regulated substance to which the suspected contravention relates;

            (c)         providing for the treatment or rehabilitation (or both) of any person affected by the misuse of any regulated substance;

            (d)         prohibiting specified forms of gambling on the lands;

            (e)         providing for any other matter that is prescribed by the regulations as a matter in relation to which by-laws may be made.

        (2)         A by-law under this section must not be inconsistent with this or any other Act, or with the general law of the State.

        (3)         The operation of a by-law is restricted to the lands.

        (4)         A by-law made under this section—

            (a)         must be submitted to the Governor for confirmation; and

            (b)         is subject to disallowance by Parliament.

        (5)         A court by which a person is found to have been in possession of a regulated substance for his or her own use in contravention of the by-laws may, subject to the by-laws, order that person to undergo treatment or participate in a rehabilitation programme prescribed by the by-laws.

        (6)         Subject to subsection (7), a person who contravenes or fails to comply with a by-law is liable to a penalty as follows:

            (a)         if the by-law specifies a penalty (which must not exceed $2 000)—the penalty so specified; or

            (b)         if no penalty is specified—a maximum fine of $2 000.

        (7)         A person who contravenes a by-law regulating, restricting or prohibiting the sale or supply of a regulated substance is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $2 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

        (8)         In this section—

"petrol" includes any volatile liquid containing hydrocarbons;

"regulated substance" means petrol, alcoholic liquor and any other substance declared by regulation to be included within the ambit of this definition.



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