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Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992
15Tobacco advertisements not to be published
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#### 15 Tobacco advertisements not to be published
(1) A regulated corporation must not:
(a) publish a tobacco advertisement in Australia on or after 1 July 1993, otherwise than as permitted by section 16, 16B, 17, 19 or 20; or
(b) authorise or cause a tobacco advertisement to be so published.
> Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in sections 16 and 16B to 20: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
(2) A person must not publish a tobacco advertisement in Australia on or after 1 July 1993 in the course of, or for the purposes of, regulated trade or commerce otherwise than as permitted by section 16, 16B, 17, 19 or 20.
> Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in sections 16 and 16B to 20: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
(3) A person must not publish a tobacco advertisement in a Territory, other than the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory, on or after 1 July 1993 otherwise than as permitted by section 16, 16B, 17, 19 or 20.
> Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in sections 16 and 16B to 20: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
(4) This section has effect subject to section 26A.
Penalty: 120 penalty units.