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Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Regulations 2024
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Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Regulations 2024
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Outer surfaces for display of health warnings (1) For the retail packaging of tobacco products described in column 1 of an item in the following table, the outer surfaces of the retail packaging described in columns 2 and 3 of the item must display the health warnings specified for the product in whichever of Schedules 2 to 7 is applicable to the product.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Retail packaging of tobacco products | Outer surface | Description of outer surface |
| 1 | Cigarette pack | Front | The outer surface that includes the front of the flip‑top lid |
| Back | The outer surface directly opposite the front surface | ||
| Side | One of the 2 longest of the outer surfaces other than the front surface or the back surface | ||
| 2 | Cigarette carton | Front | One of the largest outer surfaces |
| Back | The outer surface directly opposite the front surface | ||
| Side | One of the 2 longest of the outer surfaces other than the front surface or the back surface | ||
| 3 | Pouch | Front | The largest outer surface that is not overlapped by the flap of the pouch |
| Back | The outer surfaces directly opposite the front surface, being:(a) the outer surface of the flap of the pouch; and(b) the part of the outer surface of the pouch that is covered by the flap when the flap is closed | ||
| Hidden flap | The surface of the flap of the pouch that faces the back outer surface of the pouch mentioned in paragraph (b) when the flap is closed | ||
| 4 | Large cylinder | Front | A part of the curved outer surface that extends one‑third of the circumference of the cylinder |
| Back | The part of the curved outer surface that extends one‑third of the circumference of the cylinder directly opposite the front surface | ||
| Base | The outer surface of the base | ||
| 5 | Small cylinder | Front | The outer surface of the lid |
| Back | The outer surface of the base | ||
| 6 | Retail packaging for cigars, other than a cigar tube: | ||
| (a) if the packaging is not cylindrical | Front | One of the largest outer surfaces | |
| Back | The outer surface directly opposite the front surface | ||
| (b) if the packaging is cylindrical | Front | A part of the curved outer surface that extends one‑third of the circumference of the cylinder | |
| Back | The part of the curved outer surface that extends one‑third of the circumference of the cylinder directly opposite the front surface | ||
| 7 | Cigar tube | Front | The outer surface of the tube |
| 8 | Retail packaging for bidis | Front | One of the largest outer surfaces |
| 9 | Other retail packaging not mentioned in this table if:(a) the retail packaging has more than 2 outer surfaces; and(b) the second largest outer surface has a minimum surface area of 2400 mm2 | FrontBackSide | One of the largest outer surfacesThe outer surface directly opposite the front surfaceThe second largest outer surface |
Layout of health warnings (2) For images in Schedules 2 to 7 showing the layout for the display of a health warning on an outer surface, the outer edges of the image are the edges of the outer surface, unless the retail packaging is a small cylinder.