Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH (TOBACCO AND OTHER PRODUCTS) ACT 2023 - SECT 116

  (1)   A person contravenes this subsection if:

  (a)   the person:

  (i)   sells a regulated tobacco item; or

  (ii)   offers a regulated tobacco item for sale; or

  (iii)   otherwise supplies (whether or not for consideration) a regulated tobacco item;

    to another person; and

  (b)   that other person is a constitutional corporation; and

  (c)   the item does not comply with a tobacco product requirement.

Note 1:   The physical elements of offences against subsections   (2) and (4) are set out in this subsection   (see section   165).

Note 2:   There is an exception to this subsection in section   120 (export exception).

Note 3:   See section   16 for an extended meaning of offer .

Fault - based offence

  (2)   A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Penalty:

  (a)   for an individual--2,000 penalty units; and

  (b)   for a body corporate--20,000 penalty units.

  (3)   For the purposes of subsection   (2), strict liability applies to paragraph   (1)(b).

Strict liability offence

  (4)   A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Penalty:

  (a)   for an individual--60 penalty units; and

  (b)   for a body corporate--600 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision

  (5)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Civil penalty:

  (a)   for an individual--2,000 penalty units; and

  (b)   for a body corporate--20,000 penalty units.