Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Tobacco) Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2005 No. 229

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Dated 6 October 2005

P. M. JEFFREY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

CHRIS PEARCE

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Tobacco) Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Amendment of Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Tobacco) Regulations 2004

  Schedule 1 amends the Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Tobacco) Regulations 2004.

Schedule 1 Amendments

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[1] Regulation 5, after definition of retail package

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seal means the following, as the context requires:

 (a) a decorative adhesive paper or label affixed to the surface of a package to seal the wrapper;

 (b) an adhesive bond.

[2] Subregulation 7 (2)

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package

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(other than a larger package that complies with regulation 7A)

[3] After regulation 7

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7A Fully transparent larger packages — ‘front and back’

 (1) A larger package complies with this regulation if:

 (a) the wrapper comprising the larger package is totally transparent; and

 (b) the smaller packages contained within the larger package are:

 (i) all the same kind of package; and

 (ii) arranged so that:

 (A) only the front face of a smaller package or packages is visible at one side of the larger package, and only the back face of a smaller package or packages is visible at the opposite side; or

 (B) only the front face of a smaller package or packages is visible at one end of the larger package, and only the back face of a smaller package or packages is visible at the opposite end.

Note 1   A larger package that complies with regulation 7A is exempt from the labelling requirements in Parts 3 and 4 — see subregulation 7 (2).

Note 2   Subparagraph (b) (ii) permits the smaller packages mentioned in that provision to be arranged in ‘ranks’ or in ‘files’.

 (2) A larger package does not fail to comply with subregulation (1) by reason only that it bears any of the following markings:

 (a) bar coding;

 (b) labelling information required by a law of a State or Territory;

 (c) calibration marks to assist the operation of an automatic packaging machine.

[4] Regulation 14

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[5] Subparagraphs 26 (1) (b) (iv) and (v)

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 (iv) for a warning message — as follows:

 (A) for the words ‘Health Authority Warning’ — normal weight;

 (B) in any other case — normal weight or bold weight; and

 (v) for an explanatory message — of normal and bold weight as the text of the message is set out in Part 2.2 of Schedule 2 ; and

 (vi) of such a size that the text as nearly as possible fills the background on which it is printed; and

[6] Subparagraph 26 (2) (b) (iv)

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 (iv) of normal weight or bold weight, as follows:

 (A) for the words ‘Health Authority Warning’ — normal weight;

 (B) in any other case — normal weight or bold weight; and

[7] Regulation 28

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[8] Regulation 31

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  A graphic

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  Subject to regulation 32, a graphic

[9] Regulation 32

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32 Graphics — permitted variations

 (1) A graphic that is required by this Part to be printed on a retail package may be cropped only if:

 (a) it is necessary to do so to fit the graphic on to the retail package; and

 (b) the overall effect of the graphic is not affected by the cropping.

 (2) If a graphic that is required by this Part to be printed on a retail package contains a horizontal, vertical, diagonal or similar division that divides the graphic into parts (old parts), the graphic may be printed with a different division only if:

 (a) the different division divides the graphic into equal parts (new parts); and

 (b) the old parts are cropped and placed within the new parts; and

 (c) the overall effect of the graphic is not affected by the new division.

 (3) If a graphic that is required by this Part to be printed on a retail package contains an overlay of a message in text, the overlay may be placed in a different position only if:

 (a) the overlay is completely contained within the graphic; and

 (b) the overall effect of the graphic is not affected by the new position of the overlay.

[10] Regulation 36

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35A Retail package to bear messages and graphics

  A relevant retail package must bear a warning message, corresponding explanatory message and, if required, the corresponding graphic, mentioned in items 201 to 214 of Schedule 2.

36 Alternation and rotation of messages and graphics

 (1) For regulation 35A, if a retail package is required to bear a message or graphic mentioned in items 201 to 214 of Schedule 2, the manufacturer or importer of the package must:

 (a) print the appropriate message or graphic on the package, or ensure that it is printed on the package, in relation to the period mentioned in subregulation (2); and

 (b) ensure that, during the period, each message appears as nearly as practicable on an equal number of packages of each different kind of cigarette and of loose or pipe tobacco.

Note   For paragraph (b), regulation 39 sets out what constitutes different kinds of cigarettes or tobacco.

 (2) For subregulation (1), the messages, graphics and periods are:

 (a) the warning message, corresponding explanatory message and, if required, the corresponding graphic, mentioned in items 201 to 207 of Schedule 2, for:

 (i) the period beginning on the commencement of this regulation and ending on 28 February 2006; and

 (ii) the period of 8 months beginning on 1 March in a year ending with an even number; and

 (b) the warning message, corresponding explanatory message and, if required, the corresponding graphic, mentioned in items 208 to 214 of Schedule 2, for the period of 8 months beginning on 1 March in a year ending with an odd number.

 (3) For the avoidance of doubt, a year ending with a zero is taken to be a year ending with an even number.

[11] Regulation 39

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paragraphs 36 (1) (b) and (2) (b)

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regulation 36

[12] Schedule 2, item 102, heading

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Soft pack

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Soft pack with a seal that is not clear

[13] Schedule 2, after item 102

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[14] Schedule 2, items 103 and 104

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[15] Schedule 2, item 109

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[16] Schedule 2, item 204

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Smoking narrows your arteries causing them to become clogged

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Smoking narrows your arteries, causing them to become clogged,

[17] Schedule 2, item 206

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[18] Schedule 2, item 211

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your heart

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your heart,

[19] Schedule 2, item 212

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brain

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brain,

[20] Schedule 2, item 214

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which contribute directly to the formation of cancer in smokers, and carbon monoxide which reduces the ability of blood to carry oxygen.

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(which contribute directly to the formation of cancer in smokers), and carbon monoxide (which reduces the ability of blood to carry oxygen).

[21] Schedule 2, Division 2.3.3, after Back Layout 3

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Back layout 4

Conditions for Back Layout 4

 (a) Layout may only be used if the warning message occupies the lesser portion of the remainder of the face, having regard to the division made by the seal; and

 (b) The warning message must be not less than 20 mm in height.

Back layout 5

Conditions for Back Layout 5

 (a) Layout may only be used if the warning message occupies the lesser portion of the remainder of the face, having regard to the division made by the seal; and

 (b) The warning message must be not less than 20 mm in height.

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