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TOBACCO AND OTHER SMOKING PRODUCTS ACT 1927 - SECT 18 Food and toys resembling or promoting smoking products

TOBACCO AND OTHER SMOKING PRODUCTS ACT 1927 - SECT 18

Food and toys resembling or promoting smoking products

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     sells or imports food or a toy; and

        (b)     the food or toy, or its package or packaging, resembles—

              (i)     a smoking product; or

              (ii)     a smoking product package.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     For subsection (1), food or a toy resembles a smoking product or a smoking product package if a reasonable person would believe that the resemblance exists, or is likely to exist.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     sells or imports food or a toy; and

        (b)     the food or toy, or its package or packaging, publicises or otherwise promotes 1 or more of the following things:

              (i)     a smoking product, or the purchase or use of a smoking product;

              (ii)     a trademark or brand name, or part of a trademark or brand name, of a smoking product;

              (iii)     the name or interests of a manufacturer or distributor of a smoking product in association, directly or indirectly, with the smoking product.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (4)     For subsection (3), food or a toy, or its package or packaging, publicises or otherwise promotes a thing mentioned in subsection (3) (b) if a reasonable person would believe that the food, toy, package or packaging publicises or promotes, or is likely to publicise or promote, the thing.