Tobacco Amendment (Shopper Loyalty Schemes) Act 2012

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Tobacco Amendment (Shopper Loyalty Schemes) Act 2012 No. 86 of 2012 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Competitions, rewards and shopper loyalty schemes 2 4 Repeal of amending Act 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 3 -- 1 of 4 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 Tobacco Amendment (Shopper Loyalty Schemes) Act 2012 † No. 86 of 2012 [Assented to 18 December 2012] The Parliament of Victoria enacts: 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to amend the Tobacco Act 1987 to limit further the operation of shopper loyalty schemes in relation to the sale of tobacco products. 2 Commencement (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed. (2) If this Act does not come into operation before 1 March 2013, it comes into operation on that day. Victoria -- 2 of 4 -- Tobacco Amendment (Shopper Loyalty Schemes) Act 2012 No. 86 of 2012 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 Competitions, rewards and shopper loyalty schemes (1) Insert the following heading to section 7 of the Tobacco Act 1987— "Competitions, rewards and shopper loyalty schemes". (2) For section 7(2) of the Tobacco Act 1987 substitute— "(2) In proceedings for an offence against subsection (1), it is a defence to prove that it was not practicable for the person to identify the purchased item that gave rise to the supply of the benefit or thing or participation in the scheme as a tobacco product.". 4 Repeal of amending Act This Act is repealed on 1 March 2014. Note The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984). ═══════════════ See: Act No. 81/1987. Reprint No. 7 as at 27 May 2010 and amending Act Nos 49/2009, 29/2010, 49/2010, 27/2011 and 58/2011. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au s. 3 -- 3 of 4 -- Tobacco Amendment (Shopper Loyalty Schemes) Act 2012 No. 86 of 2012 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 10 October 2012 Legislative Council: 11 December 2012 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Tobacco Act 1987 to limit further the operation of shopper loyalty schemes in relation to the sale of tobacco products and for other purposes." Endnotes -- 4 of 4 --