{"id":"sl-2018-18","name":"Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Regulation 2018","slug":"tobacco-and-other-smoking-products-regulation-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"18 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173852,"registerId":"act-sl-2018-18-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Regulation 2018","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nTobacco and Other Smoking Products\nRegulation 2018\nSL2018-18\nmade under the\nTobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1927\nRepublication No 1\nEffective: 2 October 2018\nRepublication date: 2 October 2018\nRegulation not amended\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Regulation 2018, made under\nthe Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1927 (including any amendment made under the\nLegislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 2 October 2018. It also\nincludes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial amendments\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act\n2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for an\nindividual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR1\n02/10/18\nTobacco and Other Smoking Products Regulation 2018\nEffective: 02/10/18\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nTobacco and Other Smoking Products\nRegulation 2018\nmade under the\nTobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1927\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n2 Document of identification—Act, s 14 (6), def document of\nidentification, par (b) 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 3\n2 Abbreviation key 3\n3 Legislation history 4\n\n\n\nR1\n02/10/18\nTobacco and Other Smoking Products Regulation 2018\nEffective: 02/10/18\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nTobacco and Other Smoking Products\nRegulation 2018\nmade under the\nTobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1927\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Regulation 2018\nEffective: 02/10/18\nR1\n02/10/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products\nRegulation 2018.\n2 Document of identification—Act, s 14 (6), def document\nof identification, par (b)\n(1) An Australia Post Keypass ID is prescribed.\n(2) In this section:\nAustralia Post Keypass ID, for a person, means identification issued\nby Australia Post that includes the following about the person:\n(a) the name of the person;\n(b) a photo of the person;\n(c) the date of birth of the person.\nNote An Australia Post Keypass ID may be in electronic form (see Legislation\nAct, dict, pt 1, def document).\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR1\n02/10/18\nTobacco and Other Smoking Products Regulation 2018\nEffective: 02/10/18\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 4 Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Regulation 2018\nEffective: 02/10/18\nR1\n02/10/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was made as part of the Red Tape Reduction Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (see A2018-33, s 4) and is taken to have been made under the\nTobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1927 A1927-14 (see A2018-33, s 4 (1)).\nTobacco and Other Smoking Products Regulation 2018 SL2018-18\ntaken to have been notified LR 25 September 2018 (A2018-33\ns 4 (2) (a))\ns 1 commenced 25 September 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 2 October 2018 (A2018-33 s 4 (2) (b))\n© Australian Capital Territory 2018","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This regulation amends the operative scope under the Act by prescribing Australia Post Keypass ID as an accepted \"document of identification\" (regulation 2). It narrows and clarifies which ID satisfies s 14(6)(b) by specifying required elements and allowing electronic format, but it does not create new enforcement powers or procedural obligations in the regulation itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: the regulation contains one main prescription (regulation 2(1)) which limits complexity.","Clear definitional text: regulation 2(2) lists the required elements (name, photo, date of birth) reducing interpretive ambiguity.","Cross-reference to primary Act: effect depends on Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1927, s 14(6)(b), so understanding requires consulting the Act.","Permits electronic form: the note explains an Australia Post Keypass ID may be electronic (regulation 2 note), introducing minor implementation questions about verification methods.","No enforcement or procedural detail: the regulation does not set verification processes, penalties or administrative obligations, leaving those to the Act or other instruments."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation adds Australia Post Keypass ID to the list of acceptable \"documents of identification\" under section 14(6)(b) of the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1927, and defines it to include a name, photo and date of birth; it also allows the Keypass to be electronic (regulation 2). It affects people who must prove age or identity under the Act and the businesses or officers who check ID by narrowing which ID is prescribed and clarifying the data elements required."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation maintains its original narrow, technical purpose. It was created specifically to add Australia Post Keypass ID as an acceptable form of identification under the parent Act, and it does exactly that without expanding into broader regulatory territory."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (section 1 is just the name)","Single substantive provision prescribing one specific ID document","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or defined terms beyond the single definition of 'Australia Post Keypass ID'","Total length: approximately 4 pages including administrative endnotes","No penalty provisions, enforcement mechanisms, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation adds the Australia Post Keypass (digital or physical photo ID showing name, photo and date of birth) to the list of acceptable identity documents for buying tobacco and other smoking products in the ACT. It affects young adults who lack a driver’s licence or passport and retailers, by providing an alternative, legally recognised way to prove age at point of sale."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tobacco-and-other-smoking-products-regulation-2018","history":"/api/acts/tobacco-and-other-smoking-products-regulation-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tobacco-and-other-smoking-products-regulation-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tobacco-and-other-smoking-products-regulation-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tobacco-and-other-smoking-products-regulation-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tobacco-and-other-smoking-products-regulation-2018/documents"}}