Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

TRADE PRACTICES (CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION STANDARDS) (TOBACCO) REGULATIONS 2004

- made under the Trade Practices Act 1974

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Tobacco) Regulations -- repeal  
   3A.     Purpose  
   4.      Application  
   5.      Interpretation  
   6.      Retail package  

   PART 2--LABELLING OF RETAIL PACKAGES

   7.      Labelling of retail packages  
   7A.     Fully transparent larger packages -- 'front and back'  

   PART 3--LABELLING --RETAIL PACKAGES MANUFACTURED OR IMPORTED BEFORE 1 MARCH 2006

           Division 1--General

   8.      Definitions for Part 3  
   9.      Retail package must bear warning message and, in certain cases, explanatory message  
   10.     Messages on certain smaller packages  
   11.     Format of warning and explanatory message  
   12.     Position of warning message and explanatory warning  
   13.     Area to be covered by warning message and explanatory message  
   15.     Messages not to be obscured etc  
   16.     Use of adhesive labels  
   17.     Messages to appear in rotation  

           Division 2--Retail packages containing cigarettes

   18.     Application of Division 2  
   19.     Message to be printed on side of retail packages of cigarettes  
   20.     Testing methods  

           Division 3--Retail packages containing cigars

   21.     Application of Division 3  
   22.     Packages of cigars must bear certain messages  
   23.     Messages on package with hinged lid  
   24.     Messages on other packages of cigars  

   PART 4--LABELLING --RETAIL PACKAGES (INCLUDING RETAIL PACKAGES MANUFACTURED OR IMPORTED ON OR AFTER 1 MARCH 2006)

           Division 1--General

   25.     Definitions for Division 1  
   26.     Format of warning and explanatory messages  
   27.     Format of information message  
   29.     Messages and graphics not to be obscured etc  
   30.     Use of adhesive labels  
   31.     Graphics not to be distorted  
   32.     Graphics -- permitted variations  

           Division 2--Cigarettes and loose or pipe tobacco

              Subdivision 1--General

   33.     Application of Division 2  
   34.     Interpretation  
   35.     Labelling of retail packages of cigarettes and loose or pipe tobacco  
   35A.    Retail package to bear messages and graphics  
   36.     Alternation and rotation of messages and graphics  
   37.     Changeover arrangements -- relevant retail packages  
   38.     Rotation of messages -- loose or pipe tobacco in retail packages mentioned in items 111, 112 and 113 of Schedule 2  
   39.     Different kinds of cigarettes or tobacco  

           Division 3--Cigars

   40.     Application of Division 3  
   41.     Definitions for Division 3  
   42.     Labelling of retail packages of cigars  
   43.     Area to be occupied by warning message etc -- large retail packages of cigars  
   44.     Rotation of messages  

           Division 4--Bidis

   45.     Application of Division 4  
   46.     Labelling of retail packages of bidis  
   47.     Format of warning message  
   48.     Rotation of warning messages  

           Division 5--Nasal snuff

   49.     Application of Division 5  
   50.     Labelling of retail packages of nasal snuff  
   51.     Format of warning message  
   52.     Rotation of warning messages  
           SCHEDULE 1 Requirements for tobacco labelling for Part 3
           SCHEDULE 2 Requirements for tobacco labelling for Part 4