TOBACCO ACT 1987 - SECT 7 Competitions, rewards and shopper loyalty schemes

TOBACCO ACT 1987 - SECT 7

S. 7(1) amended by Nos 45/2005 s. 12(1), 49/2009 s. 22, 55/2016 s. 9(8)(a).

    (1)     A person must not, in connection with the sale of a tobacco product or e-cigarette product or for the purpose of promoting the sale of a tobacco product or e-cigarette product—

        (a)     supply to the purchaser or any other person—

S. 7(1)(a)(i) substituted by No. 28/2001 s. 8(1)(a), amended by No. 55/2016 s. 9(8)(b).

              (i)     any non‑tobacco product, non‑e‑cigarette product or other benefit (whether or not a separate charge is made for that product or benefit); or

S. 7(1)(a)(ii) amended by Nos 28/2001 s. 8(1)(b), 55/2016 s. 9(8)(b).

              (ii)     a stamp, coupon, token, voucher, ticket or other thing by virtue of which the purchaser or any other person may become entitled to, or may qualify for any non‑tobacco product, non-e-cigarette product or other benefit (whether the entitlement or qualification is absolute or conditional); or

S. 7(1)(a)(iii) amended by Nos 28/2001 s. 8(1)(c), 55/2016 s. 9(8)(b).

              (iii)     any thing which, or a copy or facsimile of which, is a necessary prerequisite to participation in, or is likely to confer an advantage in, any game, contest or other activity in which a participant may become entitled to, or may qualify for, any non‑tobacco product, non-e-cigarette product or other benefit (whether the entitlement or qualification is absolute or conditional); or

S. 7(1)(b) amended by No. 55/2016 s. 9(8)(a).

        (b)     conduct a scheme declared by the Governor in Council by Order published in the Government Gazette for the purposes of this section to be a scheme to promote the sale of a tobacco product or e-cigarette product or to promote smoking generally.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.

S. 7(2) substituted by No. 86/2012 s. 3(2), amended by No. 55/2016 s. 9(8)(c).

    (2)     In proceedings for an offence against subsection (1), it is a defence to prove that it was not practicable for the person to identify the purchased item that gave rise to the supply of the benefit or thing or participation in the scheme as a tobacco product or e-cigarette product.

S. 7(3) inserted by No. 28/2001 s. 8(2), amended by No. 55/2016 s. 9(8)(d)(e).

    (3)     Subsection (1) does not prohibit the sale of non‑tobacco products or non-e-cigarette products such as lighters, matches, ashtrays or other items that are necessary for, or ancillary to, the smoking of tobacco products or e-cigarette products, unless the consideration for the sale of those non-tobacco products or non-e-cigarette products is less than it would have been had they not been sold in connection with the sale of tobacco products or e‑cigarette products.

S. 7(4) inserted by No. 45/2005 s. 12(2), substituted by No. 55/2016 s. 9(9).

    (4)     For the avoidance of doubt, subsection (1) applies to a tobacco company or an e‑cigarette company that, or a person carrying on a tobacco wholesaling business or e-cigarette wholesaling business who, does anything referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection in connection with the sale of a tobacco product or e‑cigarette product or for the purposes of promoting the sale of a tobacco product or e‑cigarette product, as the case may be.

S. 7(5) inserted by No. 45/2005 s. 12(2), amended by No. 55/2016 s. 9(10)(a)(b).

    (5)     A tobacco company or e-cigarette company is guilty of an offence against this subsection, and liable to a penalty not exceeding 5000 penalty units, if the tobacco company or e-cigarette company, as the case may be, intentionally or recklessly—

        (a)     contravenes subsection (1); or

        (b)     causes another person to contravene subsection (1).

S. 7(6) inserted by No. 45/2005 s. 12(2).

    (6)     An offence against subsection (5) is an indictable offence.