PUBLIC HEALTH (TOBACCO AND OTHER PRODUCTS) ACT 2023 (NO. 118, 2023)

Contents

Chapter 1--Preliminary 2

Part 1.1--Introduction 2

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 2

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Objects of this Act.............................................................................. 3

4............ Simplified outline of this Act.............................................................. 4

5............ Application of this Act........................................................................ 5

6............ Act binds the Crown........................................................................... 5

7............ Operation of State and Territory laws................................................. 5

Part 1.2--Interpretation 7

Division 1--General definitions 7

8............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 7

Division 2--Key concepts for this Act 13

9............ Meaning of tobacco product............................................................. 13

10.......... Meaning of tobacco product accessory............................................ 14

11.......... Meaning of e-cigarette...................................................................... 15

12.......... Meaning of e-cigarette accessory..................................................... 16

Division 3--Other interpretation provisions 17

13.......... References to different kinds of tobacco products............................. 17

14.......... References to manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers.... 17

15.......... References to mark........................................................................... 17

16.......... References to an offer to sell or supply............................................. 17

17.......... Tobacco products--rebuttable presumption of offer for retail sale.... 18

Chapter 2--Advertising and sponsorship prohibitions 19

Part 2.1--Introduction 19

18.......... Simplified outline of this Chapter...................................................... 19

Part 2.2--Prohibition of tobacco advertisements 20

Division 1--Offences and civil penalties 20

19.......... Prohibition on publishing tobacco advertisements............................ 20

Division 2--Meaning of tobacco advertisement 23

20.......... Meaning of tobacco advertisement................................................... 23

Division 3--Tobacco advertisements--exceptions 25

21.......... Exception--labelling and packaging................................................. 25

22.......... Exception--standard business documents........................................ 25

23.......... Exception--business signage............................................................ 25

24.......... Exception--notice of availability of regulated tobacco items............. 26

25.......... Exception--consumer matters........................................................... 26

26.......... Exception--communications about government or political matters. 27

27.......... Exception--artistic works and public interest expression................. 27

28.......... Exception--journalism...................................................................... 27

29.......... Exception--disclosures and acknowledgements by authors............. 28

Division 4--Meaning of publish a tobacco advertisement 29

30.......... Meaning of publish a tobacco advertisement..................................... 29

Division 5--Tobacco advertisements--permitted publications 31

31.......... Permitted publication--physical premises point of sale.................... 31

32.......... Permitted publication--online point of sale....................................... 31

33.......... Permitted publication--trade communications.................................. 33

34.......... Permitted publication--telecommunications and online service providers 34

35.......... Permitted publication--periodicals printed outside Australia............ 34

36.......... Permitted publication--compliance activities.................................... 35

37.......... Permitted publication--advertisements during aircraft flight............. 35

Part 2.3--Prohibition of tobacco sponsorships 36

Division 1--Offences and civil penalties 36

38.......... Prohibition on entering into tobacco sponsorships............................ 36

Division 2--Meaning of tobacco sponsorship 39

39.......... Meaning of tobacco sponsorship...................................................... 39

Division 3--Tobacco sponsorships--exceptions 40

40.......... Exception--political donations and electoral expenditure.................. 40

41.......... Exception--statements by authors.................................................... 41

Part 2.4--Prohibition of e-cigarette advertisements 42

Division 1--Offences and civil penalties 42

42.......... Prohibition on publishing e-cigarette advertisements........................ 42

Division 2--Meaning of e-cigarette advertisement 45

43.......... Meaning of e-cigarette advertisement............................................... 45

Division 3--E-cigarette advertisements--exceptions 47

44.......... Exception--labelling and wrapping.................................................. 47

45.......... Exception--standard business documents........................................ 47

46.......... Exception--business signage............................................................ 47

47.......... Exception--notice of availability of e-cigarette products................... 48

48.......... Exception--consumer matters........................................................... 48

49.......... Exception--communications about government or political matters. 48

50.......... Exception--artistic works and public interest expression................. 49

51.......... Exception--journalism...................................................................... 49

52.......... Exception--disclosures and acknowledgements by authors............. 49

53.......... Exception--exempt advertisements under the Therapeutic Goods Act 50

54.......... Exception--approved use of restricted representations under the Therapeutic Goods Act 50

55.......... Exception--permitted use of restricted or prohibited representations under the Therapeutic Goods Act 51

Division 4--Meaning of publish an e-cigarette advertisement 52

56.......... Meaning of publish an e-cigarette advertisement............................... 52

Division 5--E-cigarette advertisements--permitted publications 54

57.......... Permitted publication--physical premises point of sale.................... 54

58.......... Permitted publication--online point of sale....................................... 55

59.......... Permitted publication--trade communications.................................. 57

60.......... Permitted publication--telecommunications and online service providers 58

61.......... Permitted publication--periodicals printed outside Australia............ 58

62.......... Permitted publication--compliance activities.................................... 58

63.......... Permitted publication--advertisements during aircraft flight............. 59

64.......... Interaction of Division with Therapeutic Goods Act......................... 59

Part 2.5--Prohibition of e-cigarette sponsorships 60

Division 1--Offences and civil penalties 60

65.......... Prohibition on entering into e-cigarette sponsorships........................ 60

Division 2--Meaning of e-cigarette sponsorship 63

66.......... Meaning of e-cigarette sponsorship................................................. 63

Division 3--E-cigarette sponsorships--exceptions 64

67.......... Exception--political donations and electoral expenditure.................. 64

68.......... Exception--statements by authors.................................................... 65

Part 2.6--Other matters 66

69.......... No action for failing to publish prohibited advertisement.................. 66

Chapter 3--Tobacco product requirements 67

Part 3.1--Introduction 67

70.......... Simplified outline of this Chapter...................................................... 67

Part 3.2--Key concepts--tobacco product requirements 68

71.......... Meaning of retail packaging of a tobacco product............................ 68

72.......... Meaning of packages a tobacco product for retail sale...................... 68

73.......... Meaning of prohibited term.............................................................. 69

Part 3.3--Tobacco product requirements 72

Division 1--Plain packaging requirements 72

74.......... Plain packaging--physical features................................................... 72

75.......... Plain packaging--colour and finish.................................................. 72

76.......... Plain packaging--standardisation..................................................... 73

77.......... Plain packaging--prohibited terms and other marks......................... 73

78.......... Plain packaging--health warnings.................................................... 75

79.......... Plain packaging--mandatory markings............................................. 75

80.......... Plain packaging--wrappers.............................................................. 76

81.......... Plain packaging--prohibited tobacco product accessories................ 76

82.......... Plain packaging--inserts and onserts................................................ 76

83.......... Retail packaging not to produce noise or smell................................. 77

84.......... Retail packaging must not change after retail sale.............................. 77

Division 2--Naming requirements 78

85.......... Prohibited terms--brand names and variant names........................... 78

Division 3--Appearance, physical features and content requirements 79

86.......... Tobacco products--appearance and physical features....................... 79

87.......... Tobacco products--contents............................................................. 80

88.......... Tobacco products--prohibited devices............................................. 80

Division 4--Tobacco product standards 81

89.......... Tobacco products--performance requirements................................. 81

90.......... Tobacco products--testing requirements.......................................... 81

Division 5--Tobacco product accessories 82

91.......... Tobacco product accessories--prohibited functions......................... 82

Part 3.4--General offences and civil penalty provisions--tobacco product requirements 83

Division 1--Tobacco products not in retail packaging 83

92.......... Retail sale of tobacco products without retail packaging................... 83

93.......... Selling or supplying tobacco products to retailers without retail packaging 84

Division 2--Non-compliant retail packaging of tobacco products 86

94.......... Selling or supplying tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging 86

95.......... Purchasing tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging....... 87

96.......... Possessing tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging....... 89

97.......... Packaging tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging......... 91

98.......... Manufacturing non-compliant retail packaging of tobacco products. 92

99.......... Possessing non-compliant retail packaging of tobacco products....... 93

100........ Manufacturing tobacco products that are packaged in non-compliant retail packaging 96

Division 3--Non-compliant regulated tobacco items 98

101........ Scope of Division............................................................................. 98

102........ Selling or supplying non-compliant regulated tobacco items............. 98

103........ Purchasing non-compliant regulated tobacco items........................... 99

104........ Possessing non-compliant regulated tobacco items......................... 101

105........ Manufacturing non-compliant regulated tobacco items................... 102

Part 3.5--Offences and civil penalty provisions relating to constitutional corporations--tobacco product requirements 104

Division 1--Tobacco products not in retail packaging 104

106........ Retail sale of tobacco products without retail packaging to a constitutional corporation 104

107........ Selling or supplying tobacco products without retail packaging to retailer who is a constitutional corporation 105

Division 2--Non-compliant retail packaging of tobacco products 108

108........ Selling or supplying tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging to a constitutional corporation 108

109........ Purchasing tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging from a constitutional corporation 109

110........ Possessing tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging obtained from a constitutional corporation 111

111........ Packaging tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging under a contract with a constitutional corporation 113

112........ Manufacturing non-compliant retail packaging of tobacco products under a contract with a constitutional corporation........................................................................................................ 115

113........ Possessing non-compliant retail packaging of tobacco products obtained from a constitutional corporation 116

114........ Manufacturing tobacco products that are packaged in non-compliant retail packaging by a constitutional corporation........................................................................................................ 118

Division 3--Non-compliant regulated tobacco items 120

115........ Scope of Division........................................................................... 120

116........ Selling or supplying non-compliant regulated tobacco items to a constitutional corporation 120

117........ Purchasing non-compliant regulated tobacco items from a constitutional corporation 121

118........ Possessing non-compliant regulated tobacco items obtained from a constitutional corporation 123

119........ Manufacturing non-compliant regulated tobacco items under a contract with a constitutional corporation 124

Part 3.6--Miscellaneous 126

Division 1--Export exception 126

120........ Export exception for non-compliant retail packaging or regulated tobacco items 126

Division 2--Interaction with certain intellectual property laws 128

121........ Effect on the Trade Marks Act of non-use of trade mark as a result of this Act 128

122........ Effect on the Designs Act of failure to make products as a result of this Act 129

123........ Effect on the Patents Act of compliance with this Act..................... 130

Division 3--Additional tobacco product requirements 131

124........ Regulations may prescribe additional requirements......................... 131

Chapter 4--Permanent bans on certain tobacco products 132

Part 4.1--Introduction 132

125........ Simplified outline of this Chapter.................................................... 132

126........ Tobacco products that are permanently banned............................... 132

Part 4.2--Offences and civil penalty provisions 133

127........ Dealing in permanently banned tobacco products........................... 133

128........ Possessing permanently banned tobacco products.......................... 135

Chapter 5--Reporting and information disclosure 137

Part 5.1--Introduction 137

129........ Simplified outline of this Chapter.................................................... 137

130........ Meaning of reporting entity............................................................ 138

Part 5.2--Reports 139

Division 1--Required reports 139

131........ Tobacco product ingredients........................................................... 139

132........ Tobacco product volumes............................................................... 139

133........ Marketing and promotional expenditure.......................................... 140

134........ Determinations by Secretary........................................................... 141

Division 2--General matters relating to reports 142

135........ Scope of Division........................................................................... 142

136........ How reports must be given............................................................. 142

137........ Contents of reports.......................................................................... 142

138........ Consolidated reports....................................................................... 143

139........ Reporting by related entities............................................................ 143

140........ Direction by Secretary..................................................................... 144

141........ No duplication of information......................................................... 144

142........ Extensions of time........................................................................... 144

143........ Secretary may request additional information.................................. 146

144........ Regulations may prescribe additional requirements......................... 146

Division 3--Publication and disclosure 147

145........ Publication of reports and information............................................ 147

146........ Disclosure for research, policy development or data analysis......... 147

147........ Publication of information about failure to comply with Chapter.... 148

Part 5.3--Offence and civil penalty provision 150

148........ Non-compliance with reporting obligations.................................... 150

Chapter 6--Compliance and enforcement 152

Part 6.1--Introduction 152

149........ Simplified outline of this Chapter.................................................... 152

Part 6.2--Authorised officers 153

Division 1--Appointment 153

150........ Appointment of authorised officers................................................. 153

Division 2--Powers 154

151........ Power to require persons to give information or produce documents 154

152........ Power to require person to attend and answer questions................. 155

153........ Self-incrimination and self-exposure............................................... 157

Part 6.3--Monitoring and investigation powers 159

Division 1--Monitoring powers 159

154........ Monitoring powers......................................................................... 159

155........ Consent and identification by authorised officers not required in certain circumstances 162

Division 2--Investigation powers 164

156........ Investigation powers....................................................................... 164

157........ Forfeiture of seized regulated tobacco items.................................... 167

158........ Recovery of costs in relation to seized items................................... 169

159........ Modifications of Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act................... 169

Part 6.4--Enforcing compliance with this Act 170

Division 1--Civil penalty provisions 170

160........ Civil penalty provisions.................................................................. 170

Division 2--Infringement notices 172

161........ Infringement notices........................................................................ 172

Division 3--Enforceable undertakings 173

162........ Enforceable undertakings................................................................ 173

Division 4--Injunctions 174

163........ Injunctions...................................................................................... 174

Chapter 6A--Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette Commissioner 175

Part 6A.1--Introduction 175

163A..... Simplified outline of this Chapter.................................................... 175

Part 6A.2--Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette Commissioner 176

163B..... Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette Commissioner................................. 176

163C..... Functions of the ITEC Commissioner............................................. 176

163D..... Reporting functions......................................................................... 176

163E...... Application of finance law.............................................................. 179

163F...... Arrangements relating to staff of the Department of Home Affairs 179

163G..... Other persons assisting the ITEC Commissioner............................ 179

163H..... Delegation by the ITEC Commissioner........................................... 180

163J...... Ministerial directions....................................................................... 180

Part 6A.3--Administration 181

163K..... Appointment of the ITEC Commissioner........................................ 181

163L...... Acting appointments....................................................................... 181

163M.... Remuneration.................................................................................. 181

163N..... Leave of absence............................................................................. 182

163P...... Engaging in other paid work........................................................... 182

163Q..... Other terms and conditions of appointment..................................... 182

163R..... Resignation of appointment............................................................. 182

163S...... Termination of appointment............................................................ 182

Chapter 7--Miscellaneous 184

Part 7.1--Introduction 184

164........ Simplified outline of this Chapter.................................................... 184

Part 7.2--General rules about offences and civil penalty provisions 185

Division 1--Interpretation 185

165........ Physical elements of offences......................................................... 185

166........ Contravening an offence provision or a civil penalty provision...... 185

167........ Offences against this Act--extended meaning................................ 185

Division 2--Partnerships, unincorporated associations and trusts 186

168........ Treatment of partnerships................................................................ 186

169........ Treatment of unincorporated associations....................................... 186

170........ Treatment of trusts.......................................................................... 187

Part 7.3--Cost recovery 189

171........ Fees for fee-bearing activities.......................................................... 189

172........ Paying fees...................................................................................... 189

173........ Person liable to pay fees.................................................................. 190

174........ Late payment fee............................................................................. 190

175........ Recovery of fees............................................................................. 190

176........ Secretary may remit or refund fees.................................................. 190

177........ Secretary may direct that activities not be carried out...................... 190

Part 7.4--Constitutional provisions 191

178........ Constitutional basis of this Act....................................................... 191

179........ Additional operation of this Act...................................................... 191

180........ Acquisition of property................................................................... 193

Part 7.5--Other matters 194

181........ Delegation by Minister.................................................................... 194

182........ Delegation by Secretary.................................................................. 194

183........ Protection from liability................................................................... 195

184........ Reports............................................................................................ 195

185........ Regulations..................................................................................... 195

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PUBLIC HEALTH (TOBACCO AND OTHER PRODUCTS) ACT 2023 (NO. 118, 2023) - NOTES