Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023
120BPhasing‑in and phasing‑out of health promotion inserts
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120B Phasing‑in and phasing‑out of health promotion inserts
(1) If: (a) provisions (the existing provisions) of regulations prescribing health promotion inserts are in force for the purposes of paragraph 82(1)(a); and (b) later regulations are made that contain provisions (the new provisions) amending the existing provisions; then the later regulations may contain provisions (the phasing‑in provisions) that provide that a prescribed conduct rule, to the extent that it relates to paragraph 82(1)(a) and health promotion inserts, does not apply to prescribed conduct engaged in: (c) by persons in relation to a tobacco product if the retail packaging, referred to in subsection 82(1), of that product includes the health promotion inserts that will be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 82(1)(a) on the day on which the new provisions commence; and (d) during one or more prescribed periods. (2) Subsection 82(4) does not apply to the phasing‑in provisions of the later regulations.
Note: Subsection 82(4) applies to the new provisions of the later regulations.
(3) This section does not limit the application, saving or transitional provisions that may be made by the later regulations in relation to the new provisions.
Note: For example, the later regulations may contain application provisions relating to the phasing out of the current health promotion inserts on the retail packaging of tobacco products.