Western Australian Consolidated Acts

TOBACCO PRODUCTS CONTROL ACT 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Purposes of the Act  
   4.      Terms used  
   5.      Application to Crown  

   PART 2 -- Sale and supply  

           Division 1 -- Supply to people under  

   6.      Supply etc. to people under 18 prohibited  
   7.      Purchase on behalf of people under 18 prohibited  
   8.      Vending machines not to be operated by people under 18  
   9.      Indirect sales: proof of age required  
   10.     Marking of goods for delivery  
   11.     Delivery of goods: proof of age required  
   12.     Refusal of supply etc. if no proof of age  
   13.     Defence: age of receiver  
   14.     Defence: Australia Post workers  
   15.     Proof of age  

           Division 2 -- Sale of tobacco products  

   16.     Retailers of tobacco products to be licensed  
   17.     Wholesalers of tobacco products to be licensed  
   18.     Indirect sellers of tobacco products to be licensed  
   19.     Labelling of tobacco products  
   20.     One retail sale point only  
   21.     Retail sale of cigarettes  
   22.     Display of tobacco products  
   23.     Defences in relation to certain display requirements  
   24.     Information about availability, price of tobacco products  
   25.     Warnings  
   26.     Information and advice  
   27.     Vending machines restricted to and at certain premises  
   28.     Mobile selling of tobacco products  
   29.     Price discounting not to be advertised  
   30.     Smokeless tobacco  

   PART 3 -- Advertising and promotion  

   31.     Tobacco advertisements restricted  
   32.     Certain advertisements and information not prohibited  
   33.     Prizes, competitions  
   34.     Free samples  
   35.     Sponsorships  

   PART 4 -- Licensing  

           Division 1 -- Licensing procedures  

   36.     Individuals and bodies corporate may be licensed  
   37.     Application for licence  
   38.     How and when to apply for renewal  
   39.     Issue, renewal, of licences  
   40.     Notice of decisions  
   41.     Conditions and restrictions of general application  
   42.     Conditions and restrictions of particular application  
   43.     Term of licence  
   44.     Amendment of licence to apply to different premises  
   45.     Register of licences  

           Division 2 -- Powers of courts and State Administrative Tribunal  

   46.     Review of licensing decisions  
   47.     Suspension, revocation, disqualification from holding licences  
   48.     Courts’ powers on conviction  
   49.     Suspension of licence by SAT for non-compliance  
   50.     Matters relating to court, SAT powers  

           Division 3 -- Further obligations of licence holders  

   51.     Breach of condition or restriction  
   52.     Display of retailer’s licence  
   53.     Production of licence  
   54.     Replacement licences  
   55.     Return of licence  
   56.     Licence details on invoices etc.  
   57.     Duties of wholesalers  
   58.     Records to be kept  

   PART 5 -- Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation and administration  

           Division 1 -- The Foundation  

   59.     Foundation established  
   60.     Agent of the Crown  
   61.     Membership of Foundation  
   62.     Constitution and proceedings  
   63.     Remuneration and allowances  
   64.     Functions  
   65.     Powers  
   66.     Foundation may delegate  
   67.     Minister may give directions  
   68.     Minister to have access to information  

           Division 2 -- Staff  

   69.     Staff of Foundation  
   70.     Use of other government staff etc.  

           Division 3 -- Financial provisions  

   71.     Funds of Foundation, appropriation  
   72.     Temporary investment of money in Account  
   73.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  

           Division 4 -- The CEO  

   74.     CEO may delegate  
   75.     CEO may carry out research etc.  

   PART 6 -- Investigations  

           Division 1 -- Investigators and investigation purposes  

   76.     Appointment of investigators  
   77.     Appointment of restricted investigators  
   78.     Powers of restricted investigators  
   79.     Police have powers of investigator  
   80.     CEO has powers of investigator  
   81.     Identity cards  
   82.     Identity card etc. to be shown  
   83.     Investigation purposes  

           Division 2 -- Obtaining identifying information  

   84.     Investigator may ask for name, address etc.  

           Division 3 -- Powers in relation to premises  

   85.     Power to enter premises  
   86.     Residential premises  
   87.     Warrants to enter premises  
   88.     Identification, warrant to be shown  
   89.     Powers of investigator relating to premises  
   90.     Offences  
   91.     Taking things from premises  
   92.     Access to, and return of, things taken from premises  
   93.     Use of force  

           Division 4 -- Compliance surveys and controlled purchase operations  

   94.     Terms used  
   95.     Controlled purchase officers  
   96.     Compliance surveys and controlled purchase operations  
   97.     Reporting  

   PART 7 -- Enforcement  

           Division 1 -- Young persons with tobacco products or smoking implements  

   98.     Terms used  
   99.     Seizing tobacco products etc. from young persons  
   100.    Young person to provide information  
   101.    Parent may be informed, approved guide provided  
   102.    Limitation of powers of investigator  

           Division 2 -- Offences  

   103.    False or misleading information: providing to CEO, investigators  
   104.    False information about tobacco products, tobacco control information  
   105.    Offence to possess certain tobacco products  
   106.    Products resembling tobacco products, packages  
   107.    Obstruction  
   108.    Corporations or employers, conduct on behalf of  
   109.    Liability of the officers of bodies corporate  
   110.    Liability of employers  

           Division 3 -- Prosecutions  

   111.    When a prosecution can be commenced  
   112.    Consent to be given for certain prosecutions  
   113.    Evidentiary matters  
   114.    Evidentiary status of copies and reproductions of documents  

           Division 4 -- Penalties  

   115.    General penalties  
   116.    Continuing offences, penalties for  

           Division 5 -- Seized things and forfeiture  

   117.    Storage of seized things  
   118.    Expenses of storage payable by convicted person  
   119.    Forfeiture on conviction  
   120.    Dealing with unclaimed seized things  

   PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

   121.    Protection from liability for wrongdoing  
   122.    Execution of documents by the Foundation  
   123.    Confidentiality  
   124.    Regulations  
   125.    Regulations about smoking in public places  
   126.    Transitional and savings provisions  
   127.    Review of Act  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and proceedings of Foundation  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Repeals, transitional provisions, consequential amendments to other Acts  
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