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- Part 1—Preliminary
- Part 2—Simplified outlines
- Part 3—Constitutional provisions
- Part 1—Simplified outline
- Part 2—Requirements for retail packaging and appearance of tobacco products
- Part 1—Simplified outline
- Part 2—General offences and civil penalty provisions for non-compliant retail packaging and tobacco products
- Part 3—Offences and civil penalty provisions relating to constitutional corporations
- Part 4—Export exception and physical elements of offences
- Part 1—Simplified outline
- Part 2—Search warrants
- Part 3—Power to require persons to give information, produce documents or answer questions
- Part 4—Miscellaneous
- Part 1—Simplified outline
- Part 2—Civil penalty provisions
- Part 3—Infringement notices
- Part 1—Simplified outline
- Part 2—Miscellaneous provisions
2010-2011
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011
No. , 2011
(Health and Ageing)
A Bill for an Act to discourage the use of tobacco products, and for related purposes
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary 1
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2
3............ Objects of this Act.............................................................................. 3
4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 4
5............ Definition of package a tobacco product for retail sale...................... 10
6............ Rules relating to surfaces of cigarette packs and cigarette cartons..... 11
7............ References to contraventions of civil penalty provisions................... 11
8............ Act extends to external Territories..................................................... 12
9............ Act binds the Crown......................................................................... 12
10.......... Inconsistency with other Commonwealth legislation........................ 12
11.......... Operation of State and Territory laws............................................... 12
Part 2—Simplified outlines 14
12.......... Simplified outline for this Act........................................................... 14
13.......... Simplified outline for this Chapter.................................................... 14
Part 3—Constitutional provisions 16
14.......... Additional operation of this Act........................................................ 16
15.......... Acquisition of property..................................................................... 16
16.......... Implied freedom of political communication..................................... 17
Chapter 2—Requirements for plain packaging and appearance of tobacco products 18
Part 1—Simplified outline 18
17.......... Simplified outline.............................................................................. 18
Part 2—Requirements for retail packaging and appearance of tobacco products 20
Division 1—Requirements for retail packaging of tobacco products 20
18.......... Physical features of retail packaging................................................. 20
19.......... Colour and finish of retail packaging................................................ 21
20.......... Prohibition on trade marks and marks generally appearing on retail packaging 22
21.......... Requirements for brand, business, company or variant names, and relevant legislative requirements 23
22.......... Requirements for wrappers............................................................... 25
23.......... Retail packaging not to have inserts or onserts.................................. 25
24.......... Retail packaging not to produce noise or scent.................................. 25
25.......... Retail packaging must not change after retail sale.............................. 26
Division 2—Requirements for appearance of tobacco products 27
26.......... Requirements for appearance of tobacco products............................ 27
Division 3—Miscellaneous 28
27.......... Regulations may prescribe additional requirements........................... 28
28.......... Effect on the Trade Marks Act 1995 of non-use of trade mark as a result of this Act 28
29.......... Effect on the Designs Act 2003 of failure to make products as a result of this Act 29
Chapter 3—Offences and civil penalty provisions 30
Part 1—Simplified outline 30
30.......... Simplified outline.............................................................................. 30
Part 2—General offences and civil penalty provisions for non-compliant retail packaging and tobacco products 32
Division 1—Non-compliant retail packaging of tobacco products 32
31.......... Selling or supplying tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging 32
32.......... Purchasing tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging....... 33
33.......... Packaging tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging......... 34
34.......... Manufacturing non-compliant retail packaging of tobacco products. 35
35.......... Manufacturing tobacco products that are packaged in non-compliant retail packaging 37
36.......... Certain supplies of tobacco products that have not been packaged for retail sale 38
Division 2—Non-compliant tobacco products 40
37.......... Selling or supplying non-compliant tobacco products....................... 40
38.......... Purchasing non-compliant tobacco products..................................... 41
39.......... Manufacturing non-compliant tobacco products............................... 42
Part 3—Offences and civil penalty provisions relating to constitutional corporations 44
Division 1—Non-compliant retail packaging of tobacco products 44
40.......... Selling or supplying tobacco products to a constitutional corporation in non-compliant retail packaging 44
41.......... Purchasing tobacco products from a constitutional corporation in non-compliant retail packaging 45
42.......... Packaging tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging under a contract with a constitutional corporation 46
43.......... Manufacturing non-compliant retail packaging of tobacco products under a contract with a constitutional corporation.......................................................................................................... 48
44.......... Packaging tobacco products in non-compliant retail packaging bearing identifying mark of a constitutional corporation.......................................................................................................... 49
45.......... Manufacturing non-compliant retail packaging of tobacco products that bears identifying mark of a constitutional corporation........................................................................................ 50
46.......... Certain supplies, by or to a constitutional corporation, of tobacco products that have not been packaged for retail sale.......................................................................................................... 52
Division 2—Non-compliant tobacco products 54
47.......... Selling or supplying non-compliant tobacco products to a constitutional corporation 54
48.......... Purchasing non-compliant tobacco products from a constitutional corporation 55
Part 4—Export exception and physical elements of offences 57
49.......... Export exception for non-compliant tobacco products...................... 57
50.......... Physical elements of offences........................................................... 58
Chapter 4—Powers to investigate contraventions of this Act 59
Part 1—Simplified outline 59
51.......... Simplified outline.............................................................................. 59
Part 2—Search warrants 60
Division 1—Search powers 60
52.......... Authorised officer may enter premises by consent or under a warrant 60
53.......... Search powers of authorised officers................................................ 60
54.......... Powers relating to electronic equipment............................................ 61
55.......... Seizing other evidential material........................................................ 62
56.......... Persons assisting authorised officers................................................ 63
57.......... Use of force in executing a warrant................................................... 63
Division 2—Powers of authorised officers to ask questions and seek production of documents 64
58.......... Authorised officer may ask questions and seek production of documents 64
Division 3—Obligations and incidental powers of authorised officers 66
59.......... Consent............................................................................................. 66
60.......... Announcement before entry under warrant....................................... 66
61.......... Authorised officer to be in possession of warrant............................. 67
62.......... Details of warrant etc. to be given to occupier................................... 67
63.......... Completing execution of warrant after temporary cessation.............. 68
64.......... Completing execution of warrant stopped by court order.................. 69
65.......... Expert assistance to operate electronic equipment............................. 69
66.......... Compensation for damage to electronic equipment........................... 70
Division 4—Occupier’s rights and responsibilities 72
67.......... Occupier entitled to observe execution of warrant............................. 72
68.......... Occupier to provide authorised officer with facilities and assistance. 72
Division 5—General provisions relating to seizure 73
69.......... Copies of seized things to be provided.............................................. 73
70.......... Receipts for seized things.................................................................. 73
71.......... Return of seized things...................................................................... 73
72.......... Issuing officer may permit a seized thing to be retained.................... 74
73.......... Disposal of seized things.................................................................. 75
74.......... Compensation for acquisition of property......................................... 76
Division 6—Issue of warrants 77
75.......... Issue of warrants............................................................................... 77
76.......... Warrants by telephone, fax etc.......................................................... 78
77.......... Authority of warrant......................................................................... 79
78.......... Offence relating to warrants by telephone, fax etc............................. 80
Division 7—Powers of issuing officers 81
79.......... Powers of issuing officers................................................................ 81
Part 3—Power to require persons to give information, produce documents or answer questions 82
80.......... Power to require persons to give information, produce documents or answer questions 82
Part 4—Miscellaneous 84
81.......... Appointment of authorised officers................................................... 84
82.......... Identity cards..................................................................................... 84
83.......... Self-incrimination.............................................................................. 85
Chapter 5—Enforcing compliance with this Act 86
Part 1—Simplified outline 86
84.......... Simplified outline.............................................................................. 86
Part 2—Civil penalty provisions 87
Division 1—Obtaining a civil penalty order 87
85.......... Civil penalty orders........................................................................... 87
86.......... Civil enforcement of penalty............................................................. 88
87.......... Conduct contravening more than one civil penalty provision............ 88
88.......... Multiple contraventions..................................................................... 88
89.......... Proceedings may be heard together................................................... 89
90.......... Civil evidence and procedure rules for civil penalty orders............... 89
91.......... Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence................... 89
Division 2—Civil proceedings and criminal proceedings 90
92.......... Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings..................................... 90
93.......... Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings................................. 90
94.......... Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings..................................... 90
95.......... Evidence given in civil proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings 90
Division 3—Miscellaneous 92
96.......... Ancillary contravention of civil penalty provisions........................... 92
97.......... Mistake of fact.................................................................................. 92
98.......... State of mind..................................................................................... 93
99.......... Civil penalty provisions contravened by employees, agents or officers 93
Part 3—Infringement notices 94
100........ When an infringement notice may be given....................................... 94
101........ Matters to be included in an infringement notice............................... 94
102........ Extension of time to pay amount....................................................... 95
103........ Withdrawal of an infringement notice............................................... 96
104........ Effect of payment of amount............................................................. 97
105........ Effect of this Part.............................................................................. 98
Chapter 6—Miscellaneous provisions 99
Part 1—Simplified outline 99
106........ Simplified outline.............................................................................. 99
Part 2—Miscellaneous provisions 100
107........ Delegation....................................................................................... 100
108........ Reports to Parliament...................................................................... 100
109........ Regulations..................................................................................... 100
A Bill for an Act to discourage the use of tobacco products, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
Chapter 2 — Requirements for plain packaging and appearance of tobacco products
Chapter 4 — Powers to investigate contraventions of this Act