sec.212Power to require production of acknowledgement

sec.212 Power to require production of acknowledgement

An authorised person may require a supplier or a person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine to make available for inspection by an authorised person, or produce to the authorised person for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the authorised person, a written acknowledgement obtained by the supplier or person. A written acknowledgement may be an electronic document but only if the acknowledgement contains a unique identifier for the person giving the acknowledgement. If a written acknowledgment is in hard copy form, an authorised person— may keep the acknowledgement to copy the acknowledgement; and may require the supplier or person in charge of the tobacco product vending machine to certify the copy as a true copy of the acknowledgement; and must return the acknowledgement as soon as practicable after copying the acknowledgement. Despite subsection (3) (c) , if a requirement is made of a person under subsection (3) (b) , the authorised person may keep the acknowledgement until the person complies with the requirement. In this section— digital signature means encrypted electronic or computer data intended for the exclusive use of a particular person as a means of identifying the person as the signer of an electronic document. unique identifier , for a person, includes the following— a digital signature of the person; an identifying number for the person. written acknowledgement means a written acknowledgement obtained by a supplier or person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine from an employee of the supplier or person in taking prevention measures mentioned in part 3 . s 212 ins 2001 No. 20 s 42 amd 2025 No. 27 s 27 (sec.212-ssec.1) An authorised person may require a supplier or a person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine to make available for inspection by an authorised person, or produce to the authorised person for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the authorised person, a written acknowledgement obtained by the supplier or person. (sec.212-ssec.2) A written acknowledgement may be an electronic document but only if the acknowledgement contains a unique identifier for the person giving the acknowledgement. (sec.212-ssec.3) If a written acknowledgment is in hard copy form, an authorised person— may keep the acknowledgement to copy the acknowledgement; and may require the supplier or person in charge of the tobacco product vending machine to certify the copy as a true copy of the acknowledgement; and must return the acknowledgement as soon as practicable after copying the acknowledgement. (sec.212-ssec.4) Despite subsection (3) (c) , if a requirement is made of a person under subsection (3) (b) , the authorised person may keep the acknowledgement until the person complies with the requirement. (sec.212-ssec.5) In this section— digital signature means encrypted electronic or computer data intended for the exclusive use of a particular person as a means of identifying the person as the signer of an electronic document. unique identifier , for a person, includes the following— a digital signature of the person; an identifying number for the person. written acknowledgement means a written acknowledgement obtained by a supplier or person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine from an employee of the supplier or person in taking prevention measures mentioned in part 3 .