Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH (TOBACCO AND OTHER PRODUCTS) ACT 2023 (NO. 118, 2023) - SECT 116

             (1)  A person contravenes this subsection if:

                     (a)  the person:

                              (i)  sells a regulated tobacco item; or

                             (ii)  offers a regulated tobacco item for sale; or

                            (iii)  otherwise supplies (whether or not for consideration) a regulated tobacco item;

                            to another person; and

                     (b)  that other person is a constitutional corporation; and

                     (c)  the item does not comply with a tobacco product requirement.

Note 1:       The physical elements of offences against subsections (2) and (4) are set out in this subsection (see section 165).

Note 2:       There is an exception to this subsection in section 120 (export exception).

Note 3:       See section 16 for an extended meaning of offer .

Fault-based offence

             (2)  A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Penalty:

                     (a)  for an individual--2,000 penalty units; and

                     (b)  for a body corporate--20,000 penalty units.

             (3)  For the purposes of subsection (2), strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).

Strict liability offence

             (4)  A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Penalty:

                     (a)  for an individual--60 penalty units; and

                     (b)  for a body corporate--600 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision

             (5)  A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Civil penalty:

                     (a)  for an individual--2,000 penalty units; and

                     (b)  for a body corporate--20,000 penalty units.