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SHOP TRADING REFORM ACT 1996 - SECT 5

Ordinary shop closing times

    (1)     All shops, except exempt shops, must be closed and kept closed during ordinary shop closing times.

    (2)     The occupier of a shop, other than an exempt shop, must not fail to close the shop and keep it closed during ordinary shop closing times.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

    (3)     The occupier of a shop other than an exempt shop, or an employee of that occupier, must not publish a statement or indication that at any time during ordinary shop closing times

        (a)     the shop will be open for the sale of goods by retail; or

        (b)     a person will be in the shop and will sell goods there and receive orders for goods by any means; or

        (c)     the shop will be open for the inspection of goods in it or the delivery of previously sold or ordered goods.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

Note to s. 5 inserted by No. 13/2013 s. 39.

Note

Section 8A applies to an offence against subsection (2) or (3).

S. 5A inserted by No. 1/2003 s. 6, repealed by No. 3/2011 s. 4.

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S. 6
repealed by No. 2/2008 s. 28.

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Pt 2A (Heading and ss 6A6G) inserted by No. 112/2003 s. 5.

Part 2A—Enforcement

S. 6A inserted by No. 112/2003 s. 5, amended by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch.  3 item 182.1).



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