Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.67Supplier must ensure employees do not supply smoking products to children
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sec.67 Supplier must ensure employees do not supply smoking products to children
A supplier must ensure an employee of the supplier does not supply a smoking product to a child. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—140 penalty units; or for a second offence—280 penalty units; or for a third or later offence—420 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken to have committed an offence against section 230A (1) . However, a supplier does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if, before the supply, the supplier took the prevention measures in relation to the employee. s 67 amd 1999 No. 61 s 22 ; 2001 No. 20 s 9 ; 2004 No. 47 s 6 ; 2024 No. 51 s 12 (sec.67-ssec.1) A supplier must ensure an employee of the supplier does not supply a smoking product to a child. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—140 penalty units; or for a second offence—280 penalty units; or for a third or later offence—420 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken to have committed an offence against section 230A (1) . (sec.67-ssec.2) However, a supplier does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if, before the supply, the supplier took the prevention measures in relation to the employee.
- (a) for a first offence—140 penalty units; or
- (b) for a second offence—280 penalty units; or
- (c) for a third or later offence—420 penalty units.