Tobacco Amendment Regulations 2012

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Tobacco Amendment Regulations 2012 S.R. No. 135/2012 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Principal Regulations 1 5 Regulation 8 substituted 2 8 Labelling of tobacco products 2 6 Part A of Schedule 1A substituted 2 PART A—GRAPHIC HEALTH WARNINGS FOR RETAIL OUTLET POINT OF SALE NOTICES 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2012 S.R. No. 135/2012 Tobacco Act 1987 Tobacco Amendment Regulations 2012 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 27 November 2012 Responsible Minister: DAVID DAVIS Minister for Health MATTHEW McBEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Tobacco Regulations 2007 as a consequence of amendments to Commonwealth law. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 43 of the Tobacco Act 1987. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 December 2012. 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Tobacco Regulations 2007 1 are called the Principal Regulations. -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 135/2012 Tobacco Amendment Regulations 2012 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 5 Regulation 8 substituted For Regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations substitute— "8 Labelling of tobacco products For the purposes of section 11 of the Act, packages in which tobacco prepared for smoking is sold, or intended to be sold, by retail must be labelled in accordance with the provisions of the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011 of the Commonwealth.". 6 Part A of Schedule 1A substituted For Part A of Schedule 1A to the Principal Regulations substitute— "PART A Regulation 5(3) GRAPHIC HEALTH WARNINGS FOR RETAIL OUTLET POINT OF SALE NOTICES TABLE Column 1—Graphic Column 2— Corresponding statement The graphic set out in section 3.2(2) of the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011 of the Commonwealth SMOKING HARMS UNBORN BABIES The graphic set out in section 3.3(2) of the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011 of the Commonwealth SMOKING CAUSES BLINDNESS r. 5 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 135/2012 Tobacco Amendment Regulations 2012 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1—Graphic Column 2— Corresponding statement The graphic set out in section 3.6(2) of the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011 of the Commonwealth SMOKING CAUSES PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE The graphic set out in section 3.7(2) of the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011 of the Commonwealth SMOKING CAUSES EMPHYSEMA The graphics set out in section 4.2(2) and (3) of the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011 of the Commonwealth SMOKING DAMAGES YOUR GUMS AND TEETH The graphics set out in section 4.3(2) and (3) of the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011 of the Commonwealth SMOKING CAUSES THROAT CANCER The graphic set out in section 4.7(2) of the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011 of the Commonwealth SMOKING DOUBLES YOUR RISK OF STROKE ". ═══════════════ r. 6 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 135/2012 Tobacco Amendment Regulations 2012 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 109/2007 as amended by S.R. Nos 113/2010 and 87/2011. —— Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004. Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Regulation 5, which substitutes regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011 of the Commonwealth The whole Regulation 6, which substitutes Part A of Schedule 1A to the Principal Regulations Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011 of the Commonwealth Sections 3.2(2), 3.3(2), 3.6(2), 3.7(2), 4.2(2) and (3), 4.3(2) and (3) and 4.7(2) Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --