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TOBACCO ACT 1927 - SECT 19

Sale of cigarettes

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person sells cigarettes (including cigarettes made from a herbal product) in a quantity of less than 20.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person sells cigarettes (including cigarettes made from a herbal product) in a package designed—

        (a)     to hold less than 20 cigarettes; or

        (b)     to be, or be readily able to be, divided into portions each of which contains less than 20 cigarettes.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.



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