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TOBACCO PLAIN PACKAGING ACT 2011
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
CHAPTER 1--Preliminary
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Object s of this Act
4. Definitions
5. Definition of package a tobacco product for retail sale
6. Rules relating to surface s of cigarette packs and cigarette cartons
7. References to contraventions of civil penalty provision s
8. Act extends to external Territories
9. Act binds the Crown
10. Inconsistency with other Commonwealth legislation
11. Operation of State and Territory laws
PART 2--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINES
12. Simplified outline for this Act
13. Simplified outline for this Chapter
PART 3--CONSTITUTIONAL--PROVISIONS
14. Additional operation of this Act
15. Acquisition of property
16. Implied freedom of political communication
CHAPTER 2--Requirementsforplain packagingandappearance oftobacco products
PART 1--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINE
17. Simplified outline
PART 2--REQUIREMENTS--FOR RETAIL PACKAGING AND APPEARANCE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Division 1--Requirements for retail packaging of tobacco products
18. Physical features of retail packaging
19. Colour and finish of retail packaging
20. P rohibition on trade marks and m arks generally appearing on retail packaging
21. Requirements for brand, business, company or variant names, and relevant legislative requirements
22. Requirements for wrappers
23. Retail packaging not to have inserts or onserts
24. Retail packaging not to produce noise or scent
25. Retail packaging must not change after retail sale
Division 2--Requirements for appearance of tobacco products
26. Requirements for appearance of tobacco products
Division 3--Miscellaneous
27. Regulations may prescribe additional r equirements
27A. Legal effect of sections 18 to 27
28. Effect on the Trade Marks Act 1995 of non - use of trade mark as a result of this Act
29. Effect on the Designs Act 2003 of failure to make products as a result of this Act
CHAPTER 3--Offences and civil penalty provisions
PART 1--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINE
30. Simplified outline
PART 2--GENERALOFFENCES--AND CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONSFORNON-COMPLIANTRETAIL PACKAGINGANDTOBACCO PRODUCTS
Division 1--Non-compliantretail packagingof tobacco products
31. Selling or supplying tobacco products in non - compliant retail packaging
32. Purchasing tobacco products in non - compliant retail packaging
33. Packaging tobacco products in non - compliant retail packaging
34. Manufacturing non - compliant retail packaging of tobacco products
35. Manufacturing tobacco products that are packaged in non - compliant retail packaging
36. Certain supplies of tobacco products that have not been packaged for retail sale
Division 2--Non-compliant tobacco products
37. Selling or supplying non - compliant tobacco products
38. Purchasing non - compliant tobacco products
39. Manufacturing non - compliant tobacco product s
PART 3--OFFENCES--AND CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONSRELATING TO CONSTITUTIONAL CORPORATIONS
Division 1--Non-compliantretail packagingof tobacco products
40. Selling or supplying tobacco products to a constitutional corporation in non - compliant retail packaging
41. Purchasing tobacco products from a constitutional corporation in non - compliant retail packaging
42. Packaging tobacco products in non - compliant retail packaging under a contract with a constitutional corporation
43. Manufacturing non - compliant retail packaging of tobacco products under a contract with a constitutional corporation
44. Packaging tobacco products in non - compliant retail packaging bearing identifying mark of a constitutional corporation
45. Manufacturing non - compliant retail p ackaging of tobacco products that bear s identifying mark of a constitutional corporation
46. Certain supplies , by or to a constitutional corporation, of tobacco products that have not been packaged for retail sale
Division 2--Non-compliant tobacco products
47. Selling or supplying non - compliant tobacco product s to a constitutional corporation
48. Purchasing non - compliant tobacco product s from a constitutional corporation
PART 4--EXPORT--EXCEPTIONAND PHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF OFFENCES
49. Export e xception for non - compliant tobacco products
50. Physical elements of offences
CHAPTER 4--Powers to monitor compliance with and investigate contraventions of this Act
PART 1--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINE
51. Simplified outline
PART 1A--MONITORING
51A. Monitoring powers
PART 2--INVESTIGATION--POWERS
52. Investigation powers
53. Modifications of Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act
PART 3--POWER--TO REQUIRE PERSONS TO GIVE INFORMATION, PRODUCE DOCUMENTS OR ANSWER QUESTIONS
80. Power to require persons to give information, produce documents or answer questions
80A. Self - incrimination
PART 4--AUTHORISED--OFFICERS
81. Appointment of authorised officer s
CHAPTER 5--Enforcingcompliance withthis Act
PART 1--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINE
84. Simplified outline
PART 2--CIVIL--PENALTIES, INFRINGEMENT NOTICES, ENFORCEABLE UNDERTAKINGS AND INJUNCTIONS
85. Civil penalty provisions
86. Infringement notices
87. Enforceable undertakings
88. Injunctions
CHAPTER 6--Miscellaneous provisions
PART 1--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINE
106. Simplified outline
PART 2--MISCELLANEOUS--PROVISIONS
107. Delegation
108. Reports to Parliament
109. Regulations
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