3BTobacco advertisements

3B Tobacco advertisements

S. 3B(1) amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(3)(c), 51/2024 s. 48(2)(a).

(1) Subject to this section, for the purposes of this Act, a tobacco advertisement is any writing, still or moving picture, sign, symbol or other visual image, or any audible message, or any combination of 2 or more of those things, that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is intended to promote—

(a) smoking; or

S. 3B(1)(b) substituted by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(3)(d), 51/2024 s. 48(2)(b).

(b) the purchase or use of a tobacco product or range of tobacco products; or

S. 3B(1)(c) amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(3)(e), 51/2024 s. 48(2)(c).

(c) the whole or a part of a trade mark that is registered under the Trade Marks Act 1955 of the Commonwealth in respect of goods that are or include tobacco products; or

S. 3B(1)(d) amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(3)(e), 51/2024 s. 48(2)(c).

(d) the whole or a part of a design that is registered under the Designs Act 2003 of the Commonwealth in relation to products that are or include tobacco products; or

(e) the whole or a part of the name of a person—

S. 3B(1)(e)(i) amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(3)(e), 51/2024 s. 48(2)(c).

(i) who is a manufacturer of tobacco products; and

(ii) whose name appears on, or on the packaging of, some or all of those products; or

S. 3B(1)(ea) inserted by No. 34/2019 s. 65(1).

(ea) any other words or designs, or a combination of words and designs, that are closely associated with a person described in paragraph (e); or

S. 3B(1)(f) amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(3)(f), 51/2024 s. 48(2)(d).

(f) any other words (for example the whole or a part of a brand name) or designs, or combination of words and designs, that are closely associated with a tobacco product or range of tobacco products (whether also closely associated with other kinds of products).

(2) A reference in subsection (1) to a visual image or a design includes a reference to an image or design consisting of a colour or a scheme of colours.

S. 3B(3) amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(3)(g)(i), 51/2024 s. 48(3)(a)(i).

(3) Without limiting subsection (1), a tobacco advertisement includes—

S. 3B(3)(a) amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(3)(g)(ii), 51/2024 s. 48(3)(a)(ii).

(a) the display of an immediate package of a tobacco product;

(b) the advertisement of cigarette papers.

S. 3B(3A) inserted by No. 34/2019 s. 65(2), amended by No. 51/2024 s. 48(3)(b).

(3A) Without limiting subsection (1)(ea), words or designs, or a combination of words and designs, are closely associated with a manufacturer of tobacco products if that manufacturer enters into a contract, agreement, partnership, sponsorship, undertaking or understanding with a person for that person to give publicity to, or otherwise promote or intend to promote, the words or designs, or a combination of words and designs.