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Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Regulations 2024
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Department of Health and Aged Care
This item is authorised by the following title:
Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023
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F2025C00008 (C01)
13 December 2024
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Chapter 1—Introduction
Part 1.1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
4 Simplified outline of this instrument
5 Definitions
Part 1.2—Interpretation
6 References to surfaces of cigarette packs and cigarette cartons
7 References to certain kinds of retail packaging of tobacco products
8 Removability of adhesive labels on retail packaging of tobacco products
Part 1.3—Prescribed amounts of tobacco products
9 Purpose of this Part
10 Prescribed amount—rebuttable presumption of offer for retail sale
11 Prescribed amount—exception for possession by individual for personal use
Part 1.4—Temporary exemption under the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997
12 Temporary exemption under the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997
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Chapter 2—Advertisements—permitted publications
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Part 2.1—Introduction
13 Simplified outline of this Chapter
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Part 2.2—Tobacco advertisements—permitted publications for online point of sale
14 Purpose of this Part
15 Scope of this Part
16 Online tobacco advertisements—webpage requirements
17 Display of online tobacco advertisement warnings
18 Online tobacco advertisement warnings—Secretary may approve file containing images
19 Online tobacco advertisements—website requirements
20 Online tobacco advertisements—prohibited matters
21 Information to be in English etc.
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Part 2.3—E cigarette advertisements—permitted publications for online point of sale
22 Purpose of this Part
23 Scope of this Part
24 Online e cigarette advertisements—webpage requirements
25 Display of online e cigarette advertisement message
26 Online e cigarette advertisement message—Secretary may approve file containing image
27 Online e cigarette advertisements—website requirements
28 Online e cigarette advertisements—prohibited information
29 Information to be in English etc.
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Chapter 3—Tobacco product requirements
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Part 3.1—Introduction
30 Simplified outline of this Chapter
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Part 3.2—Plain packaging—physical features
31 Purpose of this Part
32 Physical features of retail packaging—general
33 Physical features of cigarette packs—dimensions
34 Physical features of cigarette cartons
35 Physical features of lining of primary packaging of tobacco products
36 Physical features of cigar tubes
37 Physical features of primary packaging of loose processed tobacco
38 Physical features of primary packaging of other tobacco products
39 Resealing tobacco products
40 Windows in packaging prohibited
41 No voids, spacers or fillers etc.
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Part 3.3—Plain packaging—colour and finish
42 Purpose of this Part
43 Colour and finish of retail packaging
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Part 3.4—Plain packaging—standardisation
44 Purpose of this Part
45 Standardised retail packaging—cigarettes
46 Standardised retail packaging—cigarette cartons
47 Standardised retail packaging—filtered and little cigars
48 Standardised retail packaging—loose processed tobacco
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Part 3.5—Plain packaging—permitted marks
49 Purpose of this Part
50 Plain packaging—permitted marks generally
51 Permitted marks—origin marks
52 Permitted marks—AQS marks
53 Permitted marks—calibration marks
54 Permitted marks—primary packaging track and trace identifiers
55 Permitted marks—secondary packaging track and trace identifiers
56 Permitted marks—compliance with laws
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Part 3.6—Plain packaging—brand names and variant names
57 Purpose of this Part
58 Retail packaging of cigarettes—brand names and variant names
59 Appearance of names on retail packaging of cigarettes
60 Appearance of names on other retail packaging
61 Location of names on cigar tubes
62 Location of names on other retail packaging
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Part 3.7—Plain packaging—health warnings
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Division 1—Preliminary
63 Purpose of this Part
64 Key concepts relating to health warnings
65 Secretary may approve file containing images for health warnings
Division 2—Displaying health warnings on retail packaging
66 Display of health warnings on retail packaging of tobacco products
67 Health warnings to be displayed equally
68 Health warnings not to be obscured etc.
69 Health warnings not to be distorted
70 How health warnings are to be applied to retail packaging
71 Transparent wrappers
Division 3—Displaying health warnings on outer surfaces
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Subdivision A—General rules
72 Display of health warnings on outer surfaces of retail packaging of tobacco products
Subdivision B—Front outer surfaces
73 Front outer surface of cigarette packs and general vertical retail packaging
74 Front outer surface of general horizontal retail packaging
75 Front outer surface of small cylinders
76 Front outer surface of cigar tubes
Subdivision C—Back outer surfaces
77 Back outer surface of cigarette packs and cigarette cartons
78 Back outer surface of pouches
79 Back outer surface of large cylinders
80 Back outer surface of small cylinders
81 Back outer surface of retail packaging for cigars (other than cigar tubes) and other general retail packaging
Subdivision D—Other surfaces
82 Side outer surface of cigarette packs
83 Side outer surface of cigarette cartons
84 Side outer surface of other retail packaging
85 Hidden flap of pouches
86 Base of large cylinder
Part 3.8—Plain packaging—mandatory markings
87 Purpose of this Part
88 Scope—exception for certain retail packaging of single cigars
89 Mandatory marking—country of origin statement
90 Mandatory marking—manufacturer’s date mark
91 Mandatory marking—measurement marks
92 Mandatory marking—trade description
93 Mandatory marking—bar code
94 Mandatory marking—fire risk statement
95 Mandatory marking—name and address
96 Mandatory marking—consumer contact telephone number
Part 3.9—Plain packaging—wrappers
97 Purpose of this Part
98 Basic requirements for wrappers
99 Mark on wrapper to conceal bar codes
100 Tear strips on wrappers
Part 3.10—Plain packaging—inserts (other than health promotion inserts) and onserts
Division 1—Preliminary
101 Purpose of this Part
Division 2—Permitted inserts and onserts
102 Inserts to avoid damage to tobacco products
103 Adhesive labels
Part 3.11—Plain packaging—health promotion inserts
Division 1—Preliminary
104 Purpose of this Part
105 Definition of health promotion insert
106 Secretary may approve file containing images for health promotion inserts
Division 2—Including health promotion inserts in retail packaging
107 Including health promotion inserts in retail packaging of tobacco products
108 Health promotion inserts to be included equally
109 Health promotion inserts not to be obscured, folded etc.
110 Images on health promotion inserts
111 Placement of health promotion inserts
112 Technical requirements for health promotion inserts
Part 3.12—Tobacco products and tobacco product accessories—appearance, physical features and contents
Division 1—Appearance and physical features requirements
113 Purpose of this Division
114 Alphanumeric code on cigarettes
114A On product health messages on certain cigarettes
114B Secretary may approve file containing on product health messages
114C On product health messages to be displayed equally
115 Appearance of cigars
116 Appearance of bidis
117 Paper casing for cigarettes
118 Lowered permeability bands
119 Standardised cigarette dimensions
120 Filter tips
Division 2—Content requirements
121 Tobacco products—prohibited ingredients
122 Tobacco products—permitted ingredients
123 Tobacco products—prohibited devices
Part 3.13—Tobacco products—standards
124 Purpose of this Part
125 Cigarettes—performance requirements
126 Cigarettes—testing requirements
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Chapter 4—Reporting and information disclosure
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Part 4.1—Introduction
127 Simplified outline of this Chapter
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Part 4.2—Information to be included in reports
128 Purpose of this Part
129 Tobacco product volumes report—scope
130 Tobacco product volumes report—product information
131 Tobacco product volumes report—distribution information
132 Publication of reports—matters to which Minister must have regard
Schedule 1—Online tobacco advertisement warnings
Schedule 2—Health warning series—cigarettes and tobacco products other than cigars, pipe tobacco, shisha tobacco and bidis
Schedule 3—Health warning series—cigars packaged in cigar tubes
Schedule 4—Health warning series—cigars other than those packaged in cigar tubes
Schedule 5—Health warning series—pipe tobacco
Schedule 6—Health warning series—shisha tobacco
Schedule 7—Health warning series—bidis
Schedule 8—Health promotion inserts—cigarettes and loose tobacco products
Schedule 9—Online e cigarette advertisement message
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Schedule 10—On product health messages
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history