97Packaging tobacco products in non‑compliant retail packaging

97 Packaging tobacco products in non‑compliant retail packaging

(1) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person packages a tobacco product; and (b) the tobacco product is packaged for retail sale; and (c) the retail packaging does not comply with a tobacco product requirement.

Note 1: The physical elements of offences against subsections (2) and (4) are set out in this subsection (see section 165).

Note 2: There is an exception to this subsection in section 120 (export exception).

Fault‑based offence (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Penalty:

(a) for an individual—2,000 penalty units; and
(b) for a body corporate—20,000 penalty units.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(b). Strict liability offence (4) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Penalty:

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units; and
(b) for a body corporate—600 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision (5) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Civil penalty:

(a) for an individual—2,000 penalty units; and
(b) for a body corporate—20,000 penalty units.