Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Object .................................................................................................. 1

4............ Act extends to external Territories ....................................................... 1

4A......... Act not to apply so as to exceed Commonwealth power ..................... 1

5............ Act binds the Crown ........................................................................... 3

5A......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 3

6............ Operation of State and Territory laws ................................................. 3

7............ Permission provisions only have effect for the purposes of this Act .. 4

Part 2--Interpretation                                                                                                         5

8............ Defined terms ...................................................................................... 5

9............ Meaning of tobacco advertisement ..................................................... 8

10.......... Meaning of publish a tobacco advertisement .................................... 13

11.......... Meaning of holding company and related body corporate ............... 15

12.......... Meaning of manufacturer, distributor and retailer ........................... 15

Part 3--Prohibition of tobacco advertisements                                                  16

Division 1--Broadcasting of tobacco advertisements                                16

13.......... Tobacco advertisements not to be broadcast ...................................... 16

14.......... Accidental or incidental broadcast permitted ..................................... 16

Division 2--Publication of tobacco advertisements                                    17

15.......... Tobacco advertisements not to be published ..................................... 17

16.......... Point of sale advertising permitted .................................................... 17

17.......... Periodicals printed outside Australia--acts of publication permitted . 18

18.......... Australian sporting and cultural events of international significance--acts of publication permitted         19

19.......... Accidental or incidental publication permitted ................................... 20

20.......... Publication by individual not receiving any benefit permitted ........... 20

21.......... Defence--advertising pursuant to pre-1 April 1992 contracts or arrangements        21

22.......... Defence--display of signs before 31 December 1995 ...................... 22

Division 3--Other regulated conduct                                                                 23

23.......... Periodicals specified under subsection 17(2) that contain tobacco advertisements not to be imported [see Note 1] 23

24.......... Defence--importing for private use .................................................. 23

25.......... Defence--importing for exempt libraries .......................................... 23

Part 4--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        24

26.......... Failure to broadcast or publish advertisement not actionable if Act would be contravened       24

26A....... Broadcast or publication of advertisements during flights of aircraft 24

27.......... Activities of trading or financial corporations--severability of Act's operation        24

28.......... Compensation for acquisition of property ......................................... 25

29.......... Applications for the purposes of subsections 9(5) and 18(2) ............ 26

30.......... Review of decisions .......................................................................... 27

31.......... Offences by partnerships and unincorporated bodies ........................ 27

32.......... Conduct by directors, servants and agents ........................................ 28

33.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 29

34.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 29

34A....... Reports to Parliament ........................................................................ 29

Part 5--Repeal and amendment of other Acts                                                   31

Division 1--Repeal of the Smoking and Tobacco Products Advertisements (Prohibition) Act 1989     31

35.......... Repeal ............................................................................................... 31

Division 2--Amendment of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992        32

36.......... Principal Act ..................................................................................... 32

37.......... Schedule 2 ......................................................................................... 32

Notes                                                                                                                                              33

  

Notes to the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992

Note 1

The Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 218, 1992 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Subsections 17(2)-(5) and Division 3 of Part 3 (sections 23-25) of this Act are not in force, see s. 2(2).

Schedule (item 11) of the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Act 1995 (No. 17, 1995) commenced on 29 March 1995 and amended section 23. The amendment is incorporated in this compilation.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001.

For all other relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992	218, 1992	24 Dec 1992	Ss. 17(2)-(5) and Div. 3 of Part 3 (ss. 23-25): (see s. 2(2)) Part 5 (ss. 35-37): 1 July 1993 Remainder: Royal Assent
Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Act 1995	17, 1995	29 Mar 1995	29 Mar 1995	S. 4
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Act 2000	108, 2000	3 Aug 2000	Schedule 3 (item 7): 1 Jan 2001 (see Gazette 2000, No. GN50) (a)	--
Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Act 2000	135, 2000	24 Nov 2000	24 Nov 2000	--
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001	55, 2001	28 June 2001	Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (item 549): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (b)	Ss. 4-14 [see Note 1]
Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	111, 2001	17 Sept 2001	17 Sept 2001	S. 4
Designs (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003	148, 2003	17 Dec 2003	Schedules 1 and 2: (c) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Act (No. 2) 2010	4, 2010	19 Feb 2010	Schedule 11 (item 22): 20 Feb 2010	--
Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Act 2012	5, 2012	6 Mar 2012	Schedule 1: [see Note 2 and Table A] Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 16)

(a)     The Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 7) only of the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Act 2000, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(b)     The Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 549) only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsections (4) to (10), Schedule 3 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.

(c)     Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Designs (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedules 1 and 2	Immediately after the commencement of section 4 of the Designs Act 2003.	17 June 2004

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted    am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 4A...................................	ad. No. 17, 1995
S. 5A...................................	ad. No. 111, 2001
Part 2
S. 8......................................	am. No. 17, 1995; No. 108, 2000
S. 9......................................	am. No. 17, 1995; No. 148, 2003
S. 10....................................	am. No. 17, 1995
S. 11....................................	rs. No. 17, 1995
	am. No. 55, 2001
Part 3
Division 1
S. 13....................................	am. No. 17, 1995; No. 111, 2001
Division 2
S. 15....................................	am. No. 17, 1995; No. 111, 2001
S. 18....................................	am. No. 135, 2000
Division 3
S. 23....................................	am. No. 17, 1995
Part 4
S. 26A.................................	ad. No. 17, 1995
S. 29....................................	am. No. 17, 1995
S. 31....................................	am. No. 111, 2001
Note to s. 31(3)..................	ad. No. 111, 2001
S. 32....................................	am. No. 4, 2010
S. 34A.................................	ad. No. 135, 2000

Note 2

Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Act 2012 (No. 5, 2012)

The following amendments commence on 6 September 2012 unless proclaimed earlier:

Schedule 1

1  Subparagraph 6(3)(a)(i)

After "16,", insert "16A, 16B,".

2  Section 7

After "16,", insert "16A, 16B,".

3  Section 8

Insert:

electronically: a person publishes a tobacco advertisement electronically if the person publishes the tobacco advertisement within the meaning of paragraph 10(1)(da).

4  Subsection 10(1)

Omit "publishes", substitute "publishes".

Note:       The heading to section 10 is altered by omitting "a tobacco advertisement" and substituting "a tobacco advertisement".

5  After paragraph 10(1)(d)

Insert:

                   (da)  the person brings the advertisement, or something that contains the advertisement, to the notice of, or disseminates the advertisement, or something that contains the advertisement, to, the public, or a section of the public, by an electronic means in connection with a telegraphic, telephonic or other like service within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution including, for example:

                              (i)  by means of the internet; or

                             (ii)  by making the advertisement remotely accessible by a computer, mobile phone or any other electronic device;

6  At the end of subsection 13(1) (after the penalty)

Insert:

Note:          A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in section 14: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

7  Paragraph 15(1)(a)

After "16,", insert "16B,".

8  At the end of subsection 15(1)

Add:

Note:          A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in sections 16 and 16B to 20: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

9  Subsection 15(2)

After "16,", insert "16B,".

10  At the end of subsection 15(2)

Add:

Note:          A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in sections 16 and 16B to 20: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

11  Subsection 15(3)

After "16,", insert "16B,".

12  At the end of subsection 15(3)

Add:

Note:          A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in sections 16 and 16B to 20: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

13  After section 15

Insert:

15A  Tobacco advertisements not to be published electronically

Offence

             (1)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person publishes something, or authorises or causes something to be published; and

                     (b)  the thing is a tobacco advertisement; and

                     (c)  the tobacco advertisement is published electronically; and

                     (d)  the tobacco advertisement is published in Australia.

Penalty:  120 penalty units.

Exceptions

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply to the publication of a tobacco advertisement if its publication is permitted by any of sections 16A, 16B, 17, 19 and 20.

Note:          A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (2): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

Geographical application

             (3)  Section 15.2 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction--category B) applies to an offence against subsection (1).

Meaning of published in Australia

             (4)  In this section, a tobacco advertisement that is published electronically is published in Australia if:

                     (a)  the advertisement originates in Australia; or

                     (b)  all of the following apply:

                              (i)  the advertisement did not originate in Australia, or the advertisement's origin cannot be determined;

                             (ii)  the advertisement has an Australian link;

                            (iii)  the advertisement is accessible, or intended to be accessible, by the public, or a section of the public, in Australia.

             (5)  A tobacco advertisement has an Australian link if:

                     (a)  at a particular time, the advertisement is published, or authorised or caused to be published, by an entity, or the person or persons constituting or responsible for an entity; and

                     (b)  at that time, the circumstances described in the following table apply to the entity.

 

Item	Entity	Applicable circumstances
1	Individual	Any of the following circumstances: (a) the individual is an Australian citizen; (b) the individual is an individual whose continued presence in Australia is not subject to a limitation as to time imposed by law; (c) the individual is physically present in Australia.
2	Body corporate	Any of the following circumstances: (a) the body corporate has been incorporated in Australia; (b) the body corporate has its central management and control in Australia.
3	Trust	The trust has been created in Australia.
4	Partnership	The partnership has been formed in Australia.
5	Unincorporated body	The unincorporated body has its central management and control in Australia.

14  Paragraph 16(2)(b)

After "content", insert ", format".

15  After section 16

Insert:

16A  Point of sale advertising permitted--internet sales

             (1)  A person may publish a tobacco advertisement on the internet if:

                     (a)  the advertisement is accessible by the public, or a section of the public, in a State or Territory; and

                     (b)  the advertisement provides a facility for a person accessing the advertisement to purchase a tobacco product; and

                     (c)  a law of the State or Territory regulates the advertising of tobacco products on the internet; and

                     (d)  that law contains provisions expressly dealing with the publication of advertisements for tobacco products on the internet that provide a facility for a person accessing the advertisement to purchase a tobacco product; and

                     (e)  under those provisions, publishing the advertisement is not an offence.

             (2)  A person may publish a tobacco advertisement on the internet if:

                     (a)  the advertisement is accessible by the public, or a section of the public, in a State or Territory; and

                     (b)  the advertisement provides a facility for a person accessing the tobacco advertisement to purchase a tobacco product; and

                     (c)  either:

                              (i)  there is no law of the State or Territory that regulates the advertising of tobacco products on the internet; or

                             (ii)  there is such a law, but it does not contain any provisions expressly dealing with the publication of advertisements for tobacco products on the internet that provide a facility for a person accessing the advertisement to purchase a tobacco product; and

                     (d)  the publication of the advertisement complies with all applicable requirements set out in regulations made for the purposes of this subsection.

             (3)  In this section, a tobacco advertisement provides a facility for a person accessing the advertisement to purchase a tobacco product if the advertisement is published in conjunction with the facility or otherwise includes or provides the facility.

             (4)  Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (2) may prescribe requirements as to any of the following:

                     (a)  the size, content, format and location of tobacco advertisements;

                     (b)  without limiting paragraph (a)-- the inclusion in tobacco advertisements of any of the following:

                              (i)  health warnings;

                             (ii)  warnings about age restrictions on the sale of tobacco products;

                            (iii)  information about any fees, taxes and charges payable in relation to tobacco products;

                     (c)  age restricted access systems for access to tobacco advertisements.

16B  Conduct by carriers etc. permitted

             (1)  A person may publish a tobacco advertisement if:

                     (a)  the person is a carrier and, in publishing the tobacco advertisement, is acting solely in the person's capacity as a carrier; or

                     (b)  the person is a carriage service provider and, in publishing the tobacco advertisement, is acting solely in the person's capacity as a carriage service provider; or

                     (c)  the person is an internet service provider and, in publishing the tobacco advertisement, is acting solely in the person's capacity as an internet service provider; or

                     (d)  the person is an internet content host and, in publishing the tobacco advertisement, is acting solely in the person's capacity as an internet content host.

             (2)  In this section:

carriage service provider has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.

carrier has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.

internet content host has the same meaning as in Schedule 5 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

internet service provider has the same meaning as in Schedule 5 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

As at 9 March 2012 the amendments are not incorporated in this compilation.

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Act 1995 (No. 17, 1995)

4  Saving of notices

                   A notice published under subsection 9(5) of the Principal Act that was in force after that commencement as if it had been published under subsection 9(5) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 111, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Act 2012 (No. 5, 2012)

The following provision commences on 6 September 2012 unless proclaimed earlier:

Schedule 1

16  Publication of a tobacco advertisement before commencement

(1)       This item applies if a tobacco advertisement was published electronically (within the meaning of the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 as amended by Part 1 of this Act) before the commencement of Part 1 of this Act.

(2)       The Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992, as amended by Part 1 of this Act, applies in relation to the publication of the tobacco advertisement if the tobacco advertisement is accessible by the public, or a section of the public, at or after the commencement of Part 1 of this Act.