Conviction for smoking in car with child
AAP - October 20, 2009
A NSW woman has been convicted of smoking in a car containing a three-year-old child - in what is believed to be one of the first successes with such a prosecution under new state laws.
Since July 1, motorists in NSW have faced a $250 on-the-spot fine for smoking with a child under 16 in the car, mirroring similar laws in South Australia and Tasmania.
Alison Therese Manning, 31, was convicted of the smoking offence on Monday in Coffs Harbour Local Court, on the NSW mid-north coast, but avoided a fine or sentence.
Police conducting random breath tests stopped Manning on Harbour Drive in Coffs Harbour on August 6 and in the process caught her smoking in front of a friend's young daughter.
She was later found to be driving while disqualified.
While Manning avoided a fine for smoking in the car but was fined $100 for the driving offence.
Magistrate Judith Fleming also fined her a further $300 for two driving offences committed on September 5 when she was again caught driving while disqualified and driving an unregistered vehicle.
The magistrate disqualified Manning from driving for three months.
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