17Display of online tobacco advertisement warnings

17 Display of online tobacco advertisement warnings

(1) A webpage: (a) on which a tobacco advertisement is displayed; or (b) that provides a facility to purchase regulated tobacco items; must display the online tobacco advertisement warnings in a prominent position at the top of the webpage. (2) The online tobacco advertisement warnings must be displayed using either of the following methods: (a) a static display that clearly displays, during each quarter of the year, the warning required by Schedule 1 for that quarter; (b) a dynamic display, in which each warning in Schedule 1 is clearly displayed in the sequence appearing in that Schedule for a period between 15 and 30 seconds. (3) The online tobacco advertisement warnings must be fixed in place so that they are clearly visible at all times to a person accessing the webpage. (4) The online tobacco advertisement warnings must: (a) be legible and undistorted; and (b) be scaled to suit the device on which they are viewed; and (c) not be collapsible. (5) The online tobacco advertisement warnings must not contain any link that allows access to any other webpage.

Note: A webpage that provides a facility for the purchase of both regulated tobacco items and e‑cigarette products must comply with this section (see subsection 25(2)).