101

SMOKING CAUSES LUNG CANCER
Government Health Warning

SMOKING CAUSES LUNG CANCER
Tobacco smoke contains many cancer-causing chemicals including tar. When you breathe the smoke in, these chemicals can damage the lungs, and can cause cancer. Lung cancer is the most common cancer caused by smoking. Lung cancer can grow and spread before it is noticed. It can kill rapidly. For more information, call 13 2130.
Government Health Warning

102

SMOKING IS ADDICTIVE
Government Health Warning

SMOKING IS ADDICTIVE
Nicotine, a drug in tobacco, makes smokers feel they need to smoke. The more you smoke, the more your body will depend on getting nicotine and you may find yourself hooked. It may be difficult to give up smoking once you are hooked on nicotine. For more information, call 13 2130.
Government Health Warning

103

SMOKING KILLS
Government Health Warning

SMOKING KILLS
In Australia, tobacco smoking causes more illness and early death than using any other drug. Tobacco smoking causes more than four times the number of deaths caused by car accidents. For more information, call 13 2130.
Government Health Warning

104

SMOKING CAUSES HEART DISEASE
Government Health Warning

SMOKING CAUSES HEART DISEASE
Tobacco smoking is a major cause of heart disease. It can cause blockages in the body's arteries. These blockages can lead to chest pain and heart attacks. Heart attack is the most common cause of death in Australia. Smokers run a far greater risk of having a heart attack than people who don't smoke. For more information, call 13 2130.
Government Health Warning

105

SMOKING WHEN PREGNANT HARMS YOUR BABY
Government Health Warning

SMOKING WHEN PREGNANT HARMS YOUR BABY
Poisons in tobacco smoke reach your baby through the bloodstream. If you smoke when you are pregnant, you greatly increase the chance of having a baby of low birth-weight. Smoking may lead to serious complications which could harm your baby. For more information, call 13 2130.
Government Health Warning

106

YOUR SMOKING CAN HARM OTHERS
Government Health Warning

YOUR SMOKING CAN HARM OTHERS
Tobacco smoke causes cancer and poisons people. People who breathe in your tobacco smoke can be seriously harmed. Your smoking can increase their risk of lung cancer and heart disease. Children who breathe your smoke may suffer asthma attacks and chest illnesses. For more information, call 13 2130.
Government Health Warning

201

Flip-top pack

That face that includes the front face of the flip-top

202

Soft pack

If the brand name is printed on only one of the largest faces, or is printed in larger type on one of those faces, that face; otherwise, either of the largest faces

203

Any other retail package (except a pouch) all the faces of which are rectangular or square

(a) If one of the largest faces of the package forms, or forms part of, a lid — that face
(b) In the case of a carton referred to in paragraph 6 (2) (a) — any of the largest faces of the carton
(c) In any other case - that one of the largest faces of the package that is towards a person who holds the package correctly for the purpose of removing its contents

204

Pouch

That one of the largest faces of the folded package that is not overlapped by the flap of the package

205

Cylindrical package containing cigarettes or cigars

That part of the curved surface of the package that extends one-twelfth of the circumference of the package each side of the vertical centre line of the brand name label on that surface (or, if that label appears more than once on that surface, the larger or largest of those labels)

206

Cylindrical package containing tobacco

That one of the circular faces that forms, or forms part of, the lid

207

Package in the shape of a hexagonal or octagonal prism, containing cigarettes or cigars

That one of the rectangular faces of the package that bears the brand name label; or, if that label appears on more than one of those faces, the face on which the larger or largest of those labels appears

208

A retail package:

(a) the shape of which is not described in items 201 to 207 (inclusive); and
(b) the total surface area of which is less than 145 cm ²

The package must bear 2 warning messages, printed as far apart as possible.
The messages must be printed on the face, or faces, of the package that allow this result to be achieved

209

A retail package:

(a) the shape of which is not described in items 201 to 207 (inclusive); and
(b) the total surface area of which is at least 145 cm ²

Any face of the package

Item

Tar (mg)

Nicotine (mg)

Carbon monoxide (mg)

301

1

0.2

2

302

2

0.3

3

303

4

0.4

5

304

8

0.8

10

305

12

1.2

15

306

16

1.5

20

401

less than 70

15

20

402

not less than 70 but less than 90

20

27

403

not less than 90 but less than 110

25

33

404

not less than 110 but less than 130

30

40

405

not less than 130 but less than 150

35

46

406

not less than 150 but less than 170

40

53

407

not less than 170 but less than 250

53

70

408

not less than 250 but less than 330

73

96

409

330 or greater

73

96