9Prohibition of certain sponsorships

9 Prohibition of certain sponsorships

S. 9(1) amended by Nos 45/2005 s. 14(1), 49/2009 s. 24(1).

(1) A person must not, under a contract, agreement, undertaking or understanding, whether or not legally binding, with another person—

(a) promote—

S. 9(1)(a)(i) amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(10)(h), 51/2024 s. 55(a).

(i) a tobacco product; or

S. 9(1)(a)(ii) amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(10)(h)(i), 51/2024 s. 55(a).

(ii) a trade mark or brand name or part of a trade mark or brand name of a tobacco product; or

S. 9(1)(b) amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(10)(h), 51/2024 s. 55(a).

(b) promote the name or interests of a manufacturer or distributor of a tobacco product in association, whether directly or indirectly, with that tobacco product—

in exchange for a sponsorship, gift, prize, scholarship or like benefit given or agreed to be given by another person.

S. 9(2) amended by Nos 45/2005 s. 14(1), 49/2009 s. 24(2), 55/2016 s. 9(10)(j), 51/2024 s. 55(a).

(2) A person must not, under a contract, agreement, undertaking or understanding, whether or not legally binding, with another person give or agree to give any sponsorship, gift, prize, scholarship or like benefit in exchange for the promotion of, or an agreement to promote, a tobacco product or a name, interest, trade mark or brand name referred to in subsection (1).

S. 9(3) amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(10)(k), 51/2024 s. 55(a).

(3) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) applies to the giving of, or an agreement to give, a scholarship by a manufacturer or distributor of a tobacco product to an employee or a member of the family of an employee, of the manufacturer or distributor.

(4) Nothing in this section applies to the annual festival known as the Myrtleford Tobacco, Hops and Timber Festival.

S. 9(5) inserted by No. 45/2005 s. 14(2), amended by Nos 55/2016 s. 9(10)(l)(m), 51/2024 s. 55(b).

(5) A tobacco company is guilty of an offence against this subsection, and liable to a penalty not exceeding 5000 penalty units, if the tobacco company intentionally or recklessly—

(a) contravenes subsection (1) or (2); or

(b) causes another person to contravene subsection (1) or (2).

S. 9(6) inserted by No. 45/2005 s. 14(2).

(6) An offence against subsection (5) is an indictable offence.

S. 10 amended by Nos 43/2000 s. 10, 55/2016 s. 9(10)(n), repealed by No. 34/2019 s. 67.

S. 11 amended by No. 49/2009 s. 25,
repealed by No. 66/2013 s. 7.

S. 11A inserted by No. 43/2000 s. 11, amended by Nos 49/2009 s. 26, 65/2014 s. 10, substituted by No. 51/2024 s. 17.