Tobacco and E-Cigarette Products Act 1997
Div 2Offences relating to e‑cigarette products
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Division 2—Offences relating to e‑cigarette products 39A—Offence relating to sale or supply of e‑cigarette products (1) A person must not sell or supply an e‑cigarette product. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is authorised under any other Act or law to sell or supply e‑cigarette products. 39B—Offence relating to possession of e‑cigarette products (1) A person must not have possession of an e‑cigarette product for the purpose of sale. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person in possession of an e‑cigarette product for the purpose of a sale that is authorised under any other Act or law. (3) In proceedings for an offence against subsection (1), if it is proved that the defendant had possession of a quantity of e‑cigarette products that equals or exceeds the prescribed quantity, it is presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that the defendant had possession of the e‑cigarette products for the purposes of sale.