Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Regulations 2024

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Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Regulations 2024

In force Administered by
- Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
This item is authorised by the following title:

• Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023 Latest version View as made version F2026C00305 C02 21 March 2026

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- Chapter 1—Introduction
- Part 1.1—Preliminary
- 1 Name
- 3 Authority
- 4 Simplified outline of this instrument
- 5 Definitions
- Part 1.2—Interpretation
- 6 References to surfaces of cigarette packs and cigarette cartons
- 7 References to certain kinds of retail packaging of tobacco products
- 8 Removability of adhesive labels on retail packaging of tobacco products
- Part 1.3—Prescribed amounts of tobacco products
- 9 Purpose of this Part
- 10 Prescribed amount—rebuttable presumption of offer for retail sale
- 11 Prescribed amount—exception for possession by individual for personal use
- Chapter 2—Advertisements—permitted publications
- Part 2.1—Introduction
- 13 Simplified outline of this Chapter
- Part 2.2—Tobacco advertisements—permitted publications for online point of sale
- 14 Purpose of this Part
- 15 Scope of this Part
- 16 Online tobacco advertisements—webpage requirements
- 17 Display of online tobacco advertisement warnings
- 18 Online tobacco advertisement warnings—Secretary may approve file containing images
- 19 Online tobacco advertisements—website requirements
- 20 Online tobacco advertisements—prohibited matters
- 21 Information to be in English etc.
- Part 2.3—E-cigarette advertisements—permitted publications for online point of sale
- 22 Purpose of this Part
- 23 Scope of this Part
- 24 Online e-cigarette advertisements—webpage requirements
- 25 Display of online e-cigarette advertisement message
- 26 Online e-cigarette advertisement message—Secretary may approve file containing image
- 27 Online e-cigarette advertisements—website requirements
- 28 Online e-cigarette advertisements—prohibited information
- 29 Information to be in English etc.
- Chapter 3—Tobacco product requirements
- Part 3.1—Introduction
- 30 Simplified outline of this Chapter
- Part 3.2—Plain packaging—physical features
- 31 Purpose of this Part
- 32 Physical features of retail packaging—general
- 33 Physical features of cigarette packs—dimensions
- 34 Physical features of cigarette cartons
- 35 Physical features of lining of primary packaging of tobacco products
- 36 Physical features of cigar tubes
- 37 Physical features of primary packaging of loose processed tobacco
- 38 Physical features of primary packaging of other tobacco products
- 39 Resealing tobacco products
- 40 Windows in packaging prohibited
- 41 No voids, spacers or fillers etc.
- Part 3.3—Plain packaging—colour and finish
- 42 Purpose of this Part
- 43 Colour and finish of retail packaging
- Part 3.4—Plain packaging—standardisation
- 44 Purpose of this Part
- 45 Standardised retail packaging—cigarettes
- 46 Standardised retail packaging—cigarette cartons
- 47 Standardised retail packaging—filtered and little cigars
- 48 Standardised retail packaging—loose processed tobacco
- Part 3.5—Plain packaging—permitted marks
- 49 Purpose of this Part
- 50 Plain packaging—permitted marks generally
- 51 Permitted marks—origin marks
- 52 Permitted marks—AQS marks
- 53 Permitted marks—calibration marks
- 54 Permitted marks—primary packaging track and trace identifiers
- 55 Permitted marks—secondary packaging track and trace identifiers
- 56 Permitted marks—compliance with laws
- Part 3.6—Plain packaging—brand names and variant names
- 57 Purpose of this Part
- 58 Retail packaging of cigarettes—brand names and variant names
- 59 Appearance of names on retail packaging of cigarettes
- 60 Appearance of names on other retail packaging
- 61 Location of names on cigar tubes
- 62 Location of names on other retail packaging
- Part 3.7—Plain packaging—health warnings
- Division 1—Preliminary
- 63 Purpose of this Part
- 64 Key concepts relating to health warnings
- 65 Secretary may approve file containing images for health warnings
- Division 2—Displaying health warnings on retail packaging
- 66 Display of health warnings on retail packaging of tobacco products
- 67 Health warnings to be displayed equally
- 68 Health warnings not to be obscured etc.
- 69 Health warnings not to be distorted
- 70 How health warnings are to be applied to retail packaging
- 71 Transparent wrappers
- Division 3—Displaying health warnings on outer surfaces
- Subdivision A—General rules
- 72 Display of health warnings on outer surfaces of retail packaging of tobacco products
- Subdivision B—Front outer surfaces
- 73 Front outer surface of cigarette packs and general vertical retail packaging
- 74 Front outer surface of general horizontal retail packaging
- 75 Front outer surface of small cylinders
- 76 Front outer surface of cigar tubes
- Subdivision C—Back outer surfaces
- 77 Back outer surface of cigarette packs and cigarette cartons
- 78 Back outer surface of pouches
- 79 Back outer surface of large cylinders
- 80 Back outer surface of small cylinders
- 81 Back outer surface of retail packaging for cigars (other than cigar tubes) and other general retail packaging
- Subdivision D—Other surfaces
- 82 Side outer surface of cigarette packs
- 83 Side outer surface of cigarette cartons
- 84 Side outer surface of other retail packaging
- 85 Hidden flap of pouches
- 86 Base of large cylinder
- Part 3.8—Plain packaging—mandatory markings
- 87 Purpose of this Part
- 88 Scope—exception for certain retail packaging of single cigars
- 89 Mandatory marking—country of origin statement
- 90 Mandatory marking—manufacturer’s date mark
- 91 Mandatory marking—measurement marks
- 92 Mandatory marking—trade description
- 93 Mandatory marking—bar code
- 94 Mandatory marking—fire risk statement
- 95 Mandatory marking—name and address
- 96 Mandatory marking—consumer contact telephone number
- Part 3.9—Plain packaging—wrappers
- 97 Purpose of this Part
- 98 Basic requirements for wrappers
- 99 Mark on wrapper to conceal bar codes
- 100 Tear strips on wrappers
- Part 3.10—Plain packaging—inserts (other than health promotion inserts) and onserts
- Division 1—Preliminary
- 101 Purpose of this Part
- Division 2—Permitted inserts and onserts
- 102 Inserts to avoid damage to tobacco products
- 103 Adhesive labels
- Part 3.11—Plain packaging—health promotion inserts
- Division 1—Preliminary
- 104 Purpose of this Part
- 105 Definition of health promotion insert
- 106 Secretary may approve file containing images for health promotion inserts
- Division 2—Including health promotion inserts in retail packaging
- 107 Including health promotion inserts in retail packaging of tobacco products
- 108 Health promotion inserts to be included equally
- 109 Health promotion inserts not to be obscured, folded etc.
- 110 Images on health promotion inserts
- 111 Placement of health promotion inserts
- 112 Technical requirements for health promotion inserts
- Part 3.12—Tobacco products and tobacco product accessories—appearance, physical features and contents
- Division 1—Appearance and physical features requirements
- 113 Purpose of this Division
- 114 Alphanumeric code on cigarettes
- 114A On-product health messages on certain cigarettes
- 114B Secretary may approve file containing on-product health messages
- 114C On-product health messages to be displayed equally
- 115 Appearance of cigars
- 116 Appearance of bidis
- 117 Paper casing for cigarettes
- 118 Lowered permeability bands
- 119 Standardised cigarette dimensions
- 120 Filter tips
- Division 2—Content requirements
- 121 Tobacco products—prohibited ingredients
- 122 Tobacco products—permitted ingredients
- 123 Tobacco products—prohibited devices
- Part 3.13—Tobacco products—standards
- 124 Purpose of this Part
- 125 Cigarettes—performance requirements
- 126 Cigarettes—testing requirements
- Chapter 4—Reporting and information disclosure
- Part 4.1—Introduction
- 127 Simplified outline of this Chapter
- Part 4.2—Information to be included in reports
- 128 Purpose of this Part
- 129 Tobacco product volumes report—scope
- 130 Tobacco product volumes report—product information
- 131 Tobacco product volumes report—distribution information
- 132 Publication of reports—matters to which Minister must have regard
- Schedule 1—Online tobacco advertisement warnings
- Schedule 2—Health warning series—cigarettes and tobacco products other than cigars, pipe tobacco, shisha tobacco and bidis
- Schedule 3—Health warning series—cigars packaged in cigar tubes
- Schedule 4—Health warning series—cigars other than those packaged in cigar tubes
- Schedule 5—Health warning series—pipe tobacco
- Schedule 6—Health warning series—shisha tobacco
- Schedule 7—Health warning series—bidis
- Schedule 8—Health promotion inserts—cigarettes and loose tobacco products
- Schedule 9—Online e-cigarette advertisement message
- Schedule 10—On-product health messages
- Endnotes
- Endnote 1—About the endnotes
- Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
- Endnote 3—Legislation history
- Endnote 4—Amendment history
- Endnote 5—Editorial changes