6APossession of commercial quantities of illicit tobacco

6A Possession of commercial quantities of illicit tobacco

6A Possession of commercial quantities of illicit tobacco

(1) A person must not possess a quantity of illicit tobacco that is—

(a) at least the commercial quantity, and

(b) less than 10 times the commercial quantity.

Maximum penalty—2,800 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(2) A person must not possess a quantity of illicit tobacco that is—

(a) at least 10 times the commercial quantity, and

(b) less than 50 times the commercial quantity.

Maximum penalty—8,400 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years, or both.

(3) A person must not possess 50 times the commercial quantity or more of illicit tobacco.

Maximum penalty—14,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 7 years, or both.

(4) In this section—

commercial quantity means the following—

(a) for cigarettes—2,500 cigarettes, or the larger amount prescribed by the regulations,

(b) otherwise—2.5kg of product, or the larger amount prescribed by the regulations.

s 6A: Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[3].