5Definitions

5 Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:

(a) brand name;
(b) cigar;
(c) cigarette;
(d) regulated tobacco item;
(e) retail packaging;
(f) tobacco product;
(g) variant name.

In this instrument:

Act means the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023.

age restriction warning means:

(a) for e‑cigarette products—a warning stating that:
(i) it is illegal to sell e‑cigarette products to a person under 18; and
(ii) it is illegal to purchase an e‑cigarette product for use by a person under 18; and
(b) for tobacco products—a warning stating that:
(i) it is illegal to sell tobacco products to a person under 18; and
(ii) it is illegal to purchase a tobacco product for use by a person under 18.

AQS mark has the same meaning as in the National Trade Measurement Regulations 2009.

AS 4830—2007 means Australian Standard AS 4830‑2007, Determination of the extinction propensity of cigarettes as existing at the commencement of this instrument.

Note: AS 4830‑2007 could in 2024 be purchased from SAI Global’s website (https://www.saiglobal.com). The Department of Health and Aged Care can make a copy of the standard available for viewing at one of its offices, subject to licensing conditions.

bar code means a mark containing information about a product in the form of a series of numbers and bars of varying thickness designed to be read by an optical scanner.

bidi means a tobacco product for smoking, not enclosed in paper, commonly known as a bidi.

calibration mark means a mark used only for the purpose of the automated manufacture of the retail packaging of tobacco products.

Note: Example: A mark used for the calibration of printer colours in the manufacture of retail packaging.

cigarette carton means any container for retail sale that contains smaller containers in which cigarettes are directly placed.

Note 1: An example of a smaller container is a cigarette pack.

Note 2: A cigarette carton is an example of secondary packaging of a tobacco product.