78Plain packaging—health warnings

78 Plain packaging—health warnings

(1) The retail packaging of tobacco products must display the images or combination of images (if any) prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of this subsection. Chief Medical Officer to recommend health warnings (2) Before regulations are made under subsection (1), the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer must have recommended that the images or combination of images be prescribed for the purposes of that subsection. Commencement of regulations prescribing new health warnings (3) If: (a) regulations are made under subsection (1); and (b) those regulations are not the first such regulations made under that subsection; the regulations must commence no earlier than 6 months after the day the regulations are made. (4) Subsection (3) has effect subject to subsection 120A(2).