8Prohibited words

8 Prohibited words

8 Prohibited words

(1) A person must not—

(a) pack a tobacco product into a package in which the product is to be sold, or

(b) sell a tobacco product in a package,

if the package is marked with, or accompanied by, any material that contains any prohibited words.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—7,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—1,400 penalty units.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the prohibited words are—

(a) “non-injurious”, “non-hazardous”and “harmless”, and

(b) words of similar import to those specified in paragraph (a), and

(c) words that directly or by implication contradict, qualify or modify a health warning that is marked, or required to be marked, on the package.

s 8: Am 2024 No 87, Sch 1[4]; 2025 No 51, Sch 1[6].