PUBLIC HEALTH (TOBACCO) ACT 2008 - SECT 19 Free samples

PUBLIC HEALTH (TOBACCO) ACT 2008 - SECT 19

19 Free samples

A person must not, for the purpose of inducing or promoting the sale of a tobacco product, offer, give or distribute to another person (not being a person who is, or is the employee of, a manufacturer, distributor or retailer of a tobacco product) a free tobacco product.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual, 500 penalty units for a first offence or 1,000 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence, or

(b) in the case of a corporation, 6,000 penalty units for a first offence or 10,000 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.

Note : Continuing offences against this section are dealt with in section 52.