6. Restriction on certain collections
(1) No person shall ¾
(a) collect or attempt to collect any money or goods for any charitable purpose; or
(b) obtain or attempt to obtain money by the sale of any disc, badge, token, flower or other device for any charitable purpose; or
(c) conduct any entertainment or function to which any charge for admission is made, or sell or attempt to sell any ticket for admission to any entertainment or function in any case where it is held out that any part of the proceeds of the entertainment or function are to be devoted (either wholly or partly) for any charitable purpose; or
(d) advertise, whether by way of poster, streamer, handbill, notice in any newspaper or any other means or hold out or represent in any manner that the whole or any part of the proceeds of any sports, races, fete, bazaar or other function will be paid into or applied for any charitable purpose,
unless he is ¾
(i) the holder of a licence under this Act; or
(ii) a member of the committee or other governing body, of a society, body, or association which is the holder of a licence under this Act and who is authorised by such licensee; or
(iii) authorised to do so by a person, society, body or association which holds a licence under this Act,
and except in accordance with such licence and authority.
(2) Any person who commits any contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding $100.
(3) In any proceedings for an offence against this section the prosecution need not negative any of the matters specified in subsection (1)(i), (ii), or (iii), but it shall lie on the accused to prove any of those matters on which he relies.
(4) This section shall apply whether the money or goods are collected or attempted to be collected solely for any charitable purpose or partly for any charitable purpose and partly for any other purpose.
(5) The Governor may by proclamation exempt collections in aid of any charitable purpose specified therein from the operation of this section.
[Section 6 amended by No. 113 of 1965 s. 8; No. 84 of 2004 s. 82.]