TOBACCO AND OTHER SMOKING PRODUCTS ACT 1998 - SECT 46
Notification of convictions
TOBACCO AND OTHER SMOKING PRODUCTS ACT 1998 - SECT 46
Notification of convictions
46 Notification of convictions
(1) This section applies if a licensee is convicted of any of the following
offences during the term of the retail or wholesale licence—
(a) an offence
against this Act;
(b) an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or a State
that regulates the supply of smoking products or any substance used in smoking
products;
(c) an offence relating to fraud, dishonesty, or tax or customs
evasion;
(d) an indictable offence.
(2) The licensee must, within 14 days
after being convicted of the offence, give notice of the conviction to the
chief executive, unless the licensee has a reasonable excuse.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.
(3) The notice must state—
(a) the
date of the conviction; and
(b) details adequate to identify the relevant
offence for the conviction and when the offence was committed; and
(c) the
sentence imposed, if any, for the conviction.