South Australian Current Regulations

TOBACCO AND E-CIGARETTE PRODUCTS REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 26

26—Representative samples

        (1)         For the purposes of this Part, a sample of seized property taken as required under regulation 25(5) will constitute a "representative sample if the sample comprises the following:

            (a)         in the case of a category A product—

                  (i)         if the number of products seized does not exceed 999—the total number of products; and

                  (ii)         if the number of products seized exceeds 999 but does not exceed 10 000—not less than 1 000 products; and

                  (iii)         if the number of products seized exceeds 10 000 but does not exceed 100 000—not less than 5 000 products; and

                  (iv)         if the number of products seized exceeds 100 000—not less than 10 000 products;

            (b)         in the case of a category B product—

                  (i)         if the number of products seized does not exceed 9—the total number of products; and

                  (ii)         if the number of products seized exceeds 9 but does not exceed 100—not less than 10 products; and

                  (iii)         if the number of products seized exceeds 100 but does not exceed 1 000—not less than 100 products; and

                  (iv)         if the number of products seized exceeds 1 000 but does not exceed 10 000—not less than 500 products; and

                  (v)         if the number of products exceeds 10 000—not less than 1 000 products;

            (c)         in the case of a category C product—

                  (i)         if the weight of the product seized does not exceed 0.2 kg—the total amount of the product; and

                  (ii)         if the weight of the product seized exceeds 0.2 kg but does not exceed 2 kg—not less than 0.2 kg of the product; and

                  (iii)         if the weight of the product seized exceeds 2 kg but does not exceed 10 kg—not less than 2 kg of the product; and

                  (iv)         if the weight of the product seized exceeds 10 kg but does not exceed 50 kg—not less than 5 kg of the product; and

                  (v)         if the weight of the product seized exceeds 50 kg but does not exceed 200 kg—not less than 20 kg of the product; and

                  (vi)         if the weight of the product seized exceeds 200 kg—not less than 40 kg of the product;

            (d)         in the case of a category D product—

                  (i)         if the amount of the product seized does not exceed 100 mL—the total amount seized; and

                  (ii)         if the amount of the product seized exceeds 100 mL but does not exceed 1 000 mL—not less than 100 mL of the product; and

                  (iii)         if the amount of the product seized exceeds 1 000 mL but does not exceed 10 000 mL—not less than 500 mL of the product; and

                  (iv)         if the amount of the product seized exceeds 10 000 mL—not less than 1 000 mL of the product;

            (e)         in any other case—a sample of the property of a quantity that provides a true representation of the nature of the property.

        (2)         In this regulation—

"category A product" means seized property that consists of—

            (a)         a cigarette; or

            (b)         a cigarette tube;

"category B product" means seized property that consists of—

            (a)         a cigar; or

            (b)         an e-cigarette; or

            (c)         an e-cigarette accessory;

"category C product" means seized property that consists of—

            (a)         cigarette or pipe tobacco; or

            (b)         shisha tobacco; or

            (c)         tobacco prepared for chewing or sucking; or

            (d)         snuff; or

            (e)         any product (other than an e-cigarette product) that does not contain tobacco but is designed for smoking;

"category D product" means seized property that consists of a liquid for use in, or with, an e-cigarette.

        (3)         To avoid doubt, if a category A product or a category B product is packaged with other products of the same kind, the number of products contained in the package (rather than the number of packages) is the number of products required to be taken for the purposes of this regulation.