163ASimplified outline of this Chapter

163A Simplified outline of this Chapter

This Chapter establishes the Illicit Tobacco and E‑cigarette Commissioner, within the Australian Border Force which is part of the Department of Home Affairs.

The Illicit Tobacco and E‑cigarette Commissioner has the following functions:

(a) supporting the development and implementation of national strategies for the enforcement of illicit tobacco and e‑cigarette product laws;

(b) advising on the development of new laws and strategies relating to the trade in illicit tobacco and e‑cigarette products;

(c) providing administrative and governance support for any intergovernmental responses to the trade in illicit tobacco and e‑cigarette products in Australia;

(d) preparing and publishing reports;

(e) other functions as are conferred on the Commissioner by a law of the Commonwealth;

(f) anything incidental or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions.