A well-known Adelaide tailor and clothing retailer has been fined for smoking outside his CBD business in contravention of council by-laws but has been spared convictions to allow him to travel overseas and "keep abreast with fashion" trends.
Joseph Uzumcu, 66, who has traded from his Gawler Place shop for 38 years, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court to be sentenced after pleading guilty to six counts of breaching an Adelaide City Council by-law that bans smoking in and around Rundle Mall.
The court heard one count related to a complaint from a member of the public who had seen Mr Uzumcu smoking in Gawler Place, while the other five counts were detected by CCTV or observations by council staff.
Defence lawyer Jon Lister asked the court to spare Mr Uzumcu a conviction so he could continue to attend international fashion events, because a conviction may "unduly prejudice" the tailor's career.
