9Display of tobacco products, non-tobacco smoking products and smoking accessories

9 Display of tobacco products, non-tobacco smoking products and smoking accessories

9 Display of tobacco products, non-tobacco smoking products and smoking accessories

(1) A person who is the occupier of premises on which tobacco products or non-tobacco smoking products are sold must ensure that members of the public cannot see any of those products, or any smoking accessories, from inside or outside the premises.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units, in the case of an individual and 500 penalty units, in the case of a corporation.

(2) This section does not apply to—

(a) the display of tobacco products, non-tobacco smoking products or smoking accessories to a customer of the business concerned at his or her request, or

(b) the display of tobacco products, non-tobacco smoking products or smoking accessories by a customer of the business concerned, or

(c) the display of tobacco products, non-tobacco smoking products or smoking accessories in such other circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations as exempt from this section.

Note.

Lead-in periods for offences under this section are provided for existing businesses (see clause 5 of Schedule 1).