Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998

An Act to restrict the supply of tobacco and other smoking products to children, to restrict advertising and promotion of tobacco and other smoking products and illicit nicotine products, to prohibit smoking in certain places, to restrict supply and possession of illicit nicotine products, and for other purposes

Long title amd 1999 No. 61 s 14

sub 2001 No. 20 s 4

amd 2024 No. 51 s 4

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998.

s 1 amd 1999 No. 61 s 15

sub 2001 No. 20 s 5

2Commencement

(1)This Act (other than section 75) commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

(2)Section 75 commences 6 months after the day fixed under subsection (1).

3Object of Act

The object of this Act is to improve the health of members of the public by reducing their exposure to tobacco, other smoking products and illicit nicotine products.

s 3 amd 1999 No. 61 s 16

sub 2001 No. 20 s 6

amd 2024 No. 51 s 5

4How object is to be achieved

The object is to be achieved mainly by—

(a)restricting the supply of tobacco and other smoking products to children; and

(b)restricting the supply and possession of illicit tobacco and illicit nicotine products; and

(c)restricting the advertising and promotion of tobacco, other smoking products and illicit nicotine products; and

(d)reducing public exposure to smoke from tobacco, other smoking products and illicit nicotine products; and

(e)establishing a framework for monitoring, investigative and enforcement activities; and

(f)establishing a licensing scheme for the sale of smoking products, including a disciplinary scheme for licensees.

s 4 ins 2001 No. 20 s 6

amd 2023 No. 16 s 4; 2024 No. 51 s 6

5Definitions

The dictionary in the schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.

6Who is a responsible adult

A responsible adult, for a child, is an adult who—

(a)is the child’s parent, step-parent or guardian; or

(b)has parental rights and responsibilities for the child.

Example of responsible adult under paragraph (b)—

an adult who is an aunt or uncle of a child, living with the child

7 Meaning of vaping-related terms

(1)In this Act—

vaping accessory means a cartridge, capsule, pod or other vessel—

(a)that is for use in, or with, a vaping device; and

(b)whether or not the cartridge, capsule, pod or other vessel—

(i)contains a vaping substance; or

(ii)is designed or intended to be refilled.

vaping device—

(a)means—

(i)a device, whether or not filled with a vaping substance, that generates or releases, or is designed or intended to generate or release, using a heating element and by electronic means, an aerosol, vapour or mist for direct inhalation by its user; or

(ii)a device to which subparagraph (i) would apply if the device were not temporarily or permanently inoperable, incomplete, damaged or unfinished; and

(b)does not include—

(i)a device included in the register under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth), other than a device designed for use by a person for smoking cessation or management of nicotine dependence; or

(ii)a device designed to be used to deliver oxygen into an individual’s body; or

(iii)a bong, hookah or ice pipe; or

(iv)a device prescribed by regulation not to be a vaping device.

vaping goods—

(a)means any of the following goods—

(i)a vaping substance;

(ii)a vaping accessory;

(iii)a vaping device;

(iv)goods the presentation of which includes an express or implied representation that the goods are of a type mentioned in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii);

Note—

See also subsection (2) in relation to the presentation of goods.

(v)goods that are, or are included in a class of goods that are, prescribed by regulation under subsection (3) to be vaping goods; and

(b) does not include goods that are, or are included in a class of goods that are, prescribed by regulation under subsection (3) not to be vaping goods.

vaping substance—

(a)means—

(i)nicotine in solution in any concentration, including in a salt or base form; or

(ii)any liquid or other substance for use in, or with, a vaping device; and

(b)includes a container or part of a container, other than a vaping accessory or vaping device, in which a liquid or other substance mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) is present.

(2)For subsection (1), definition vaping goods, paragraph (a)(iv)—

(a)the presentation of goods includes matters relating to—

(i)the name of the goods; and

(ii)the labelling and packaging of the goods; and

(iii)any advertising or informational material associated with the use or supply of the goods; and

(b)goods are taken to be presented as being a particular type of goods even if the presentation—

(i)is capable of being misleading or confusing as to the content or proper use or identification of the goods; or

(ii)suggests that the goods have ingredients, components or characteristics that they do not have.

(3)A regulation may prescribe that stated goods or stated classes of goods—

(a)are or are not vaping goods; or

(b)when used, advertised, or presented for use or supply in a stated way, are or are not vaping goods.

s 7 ins 2014 No. 65 s 53

sub 2024 No. 51 s 7

8Meaning of retail outlet

(1)A retail outlet is premises at which smoking products are available for sale by retail.

(2)Each of the premises mentioned in subsection (1) is taken to be a separate retail outlet regardless of ownership, any trading name or franchise agreements relating to the premises.

s 8 ins 2023 No. 16 s 5

9Meaning of wholesale outlet

(1)A wholesale outlet is premises from which smoking products are available for sale by wholesale.

(2)Each of the premises mentioned in subsection (1) is taken to be a separate wholesale outlet regardless of ownership, any trading name or franchise agreements relating to the premises.

s 9 ins 2023 No. 16 s 5

10Acceptable evidence of age

For this Act, acceptable evidence of the age of a person is a document that—

(a)is a driver licence, proof of age card, an Australian or foreign passport or an Australia Post Keypass; and

(b)bears a photograph of the person; and

(c)indicates by reference to the person’s date of birth or otherwise that the person has attained a particular age.

s 10 amd 1999 No. 42 s 54 (3) sch pt 3; 2023 No. 16 s 6

11Act binds all persons

This Act binds all persons.

pt 2 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 1 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

12Definitions for part

In this part—

information notice, for a decision, means a notice stating the following information—

(a)the decision;

(b)the reasons for the decision;

Note—

See the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 27B for matters that must be included with the reasons.

(c)that the person to whom the notice is given may ask for a review of the decision under this Act;

(d)how, and the period within which, the review may be started;

(e)if the person may apply for a stay of the operation of the decision under this Act—how the person may apply for the stay.

licensed retailer means a retailer that holds a retail licence.

online sale means a sale transacted over the internet.

retailer means a business that, as part of a business activity, sells smoking products to the public by way of retail sale.

retail licence means a licence granted under this Act that authorises the sale of smoking products to the public by retail sale.

retail licence (liquor) means a retail licence under which the authorisation is limited to selling smoking products to customers at liquor licensed premises.

specific conditions see section 15(1).

wholesale licence means a licence granted under this Act that authorises the sale of smoking products to licensed retailers by wholesale.

s 12 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 2 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

13Retail licence

(1)A retail licence authorises the licensee to sell smoking products to the public by retail from 1 retail outlet or 1 online shop.

Note—

Selling smoking products from more than 1 retail outlet or online shop requires additional retail licences.

(2)However—

(a)if an online shop is for online sales of smoking products from 1 retail outlet, a retail licence authorises the licensee to sell smoking products by retail from both the online shop and the retail outlet; and

(b)the authorisation under a retail licence (liquor) is limited to selling smoking products to customers at 1 liquor licensed premises.

(3)The authorisation under a retail licence may be expanded by a specific condition authorising the licensee to sell limited quantities of smoking products by wholesale to smaller licensed retailers (a limited wholesale condition).

s 13 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

14Wholesale licence

(1)A wholesale licence authorises the licensee to sell smoking products by wholesale to licensed retailers from 1 wholesale outlet or 1 online shop.

Note—

Selling smoking products from more than 1 wholesale outlet or online shop requires additional wholesale licences.

(2)However, if an online shop is for online sales of smoking products from 1 wholesale outlet, a wholesale licence authorises the licensee to sell smoking products by wholesale from both the online shop and the wholesale outlet.

s 14 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

15Conditions of retail or wholesale licences

(1)A retail or wholesale licence is subject to conditions imposed on the licence by the chief executive under this part (the specific conditions).

(2)A retail or wholesale licence is also subject to the conditions prescribed by regulation (the general conditions).

s 15 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

16When retail or wholesale licence ceases to have effect

(1)A retail or wholesale licence ceases to have effect if—

(a)the licence is cancelled or surrendered; or

(b)the business for the licence is sold.

(2)A retail or wholesale licence does not have effect during any period of suspension of the licence.

(3)A retail licence (liquor) also—

(a)ceases to have effect if the related liquor licence is cancelled or surrendered; and

(b)does not have effect during any period of suspension of the related liquor licence.

s 16 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 3 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

17Who may apply for retail or wholesale licence

(1)The following entities may apply to the chief executive for a retail or wholesale licence—

(a)the owner of a business that proposes to sell smoking products;

(b)an adult individual, corporation or partnership that proposes to establish a business that is intended to sell smoking products;

(c)an adult individual, corporation or partnership that proposes to purchase a business that sells smoking products.

(2)However, if smoking products are proposed to be sold at liquor licensed premises—

(a)the application must be for a retail licence (liquor); and

(b)only the liquor licensee for liquor licensed premises may apply to the chief executive for the licence.

(3)If the applicant is a partnership, the partners must jointly make the application under subsection (1).

(4)In this section—

owner, of a business, means the adult individual, corporation or partnership that owns and controls the business.

s 17 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

18Requirements for application

(1)An application for a retail or wholesale licence must—

(a)be made in the approved form; and

(b)if the applicant is a corporation—include sufficient information to identify the directors of the corporation; and

(c)be accompanied by the proof of identification required by the approved form; and

(d)if the application relates to a retail or wholesale outlet—identify the location of the retail or wholesale outlet; and

(e)if the application relates to an online shop—state the website address of the online shop; and

(f)if the application relates to the sale of smoking products at liquor licensed premises—be accompanied by a copy of the liquor licence for the premises; and

(g)be accompanied by sufficient information to identify all licences to supply a smoking product by retail or wholesale, if any, held by the applicant under a law of the Commonwealth or another State; and

(h)be accompanied by the fee, if any, prescribed by regulation.

(2)The application must be made for either a retail or wholesale licence.

Note—

Two separate applications are required if a person intends to apply for a retail licence and a wholesale licence.

(3)Also, if the application relates to the sale of smoking products at liquor licensed premises, the application must be for a retail licence (liquor).

(4)If the application is made by a partnership, the application must—

(a)nominate either of the following for the partnership—

(i)the firm-name;

(ii)the Australian registered body number; and

(b)include identifying information for each partner; and

(c)identify any limited partners.

(5)In this section—

Australian registered body number means the number given by ASIC to a registrable body on registration under the Corporations Act, part 5B.2.

firm-name see the Partnership Act 1891, schedule.

limited partner see the Partnership Act 1891, schedule.

registrable body see the Corporations Act, section 9.

s 18 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

19Rejection of particular applications

(1)The chief executive must reject an application for a retail or wholesale licence if—

(a)the applicant applied for a retail or wholesale licence in the previous 6 months and the application was refused; or

(b)the applicant held a retail or wholesale licence that was cancelled within the previous 6 months.

(2)Any fee paid for an application rejected under subsection (1) must be returned to the applicant.

s 19 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

20Criteria for grant

(1)The chief executive may grant an application for a retail or wholesale licence only if satisfied—

(a)if the application is made by a partnership—each partner is a fit and proper person to be a licensee; or

(b)otherwise—the applicant is a fit and proper person to be a licensee.

(2)However, the chief executive must grant an application for a retail licence (liquor) if the applicant is the liquor licensee for the liquor licensed premises at which smoking products are proposed to be sold.

(3)Subsection (2) does not apply if—

(a)a retail licence (liquor) for the liquor licensed premises has ever been cancelled; or

(b)the liquor licence for the liquor licensee is suspended.

(4)The chief executive must refuse to grant an application for a retail licence (liquor) if—

(a)the applicant is not the liquor licensee for the liquor licensed premises at which smoking products are proposed to be sold; or

(b)the liquor licence for the liquor licensee is not in force when the application is considered.

(5)A limited wholesale condition may only be granted for a retail licence if—

(a)retail sales are the primary activity of the business to which the licence relates; and

(b)the retail outlet for the licence is not a liquor licensed premises.

s 20 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

21Deciding application

(1)After considering an application for a retail or wholesale licence, the chief executive must decide to—

(a)grant the application; or

(b)refuse to grant the application.

(2)Also, if the applicant is not yet the owner of the business to which the application relates, the chief executive may grant the application on the condition that the applicant becomes the owner of the business.

Example—

If the applicant is a corporation that proposes to purchase a business that sells smoking products, the chief executive may grant the application subject to the condition that the applicant completes the purchase.

(3)In granting the application, the chief executive may impose conditions on the licence that the chief executive considers appropriate for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act or mitigating the health risks associated with the sale of smoking products.

(4)In this section—

owner, of a business, means the adult individual, corporation or partnership that owns and controls the business.

s 21 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

22Notice of decision

(1)As soon as practicable after deciding an application for a retail or wholesale licence, the chief executive must give the applicant notice of the decision.

(2)The notice of the decision must be an information notice if the decision is to—

(a)grant the licence with specific conditions; or

(b)refuse to grant the licence.

s 22 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

23Term of retail or wholesale licence

A retail or wholesale licence—

(a)is granted for the term of 1 year or the shorter period stated in the licence and agreed to by the licensee; and

(b)takes effect on the day stated in the licence.

s 23 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 4 hdg prev pt 2 div 4 hdg om 2011 No. 32 s 322

pres pt 2 div 4 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

24Application for renewal of retail or wholesale licence

(1)Before a retail or wholesale licence expires, the licensee may apply to the chief executive to renew the licence.

(2)The application must be—

(a)made in the approved form; and

(b)accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.

(3)If the term of the retail or wholesale licence ends before the application is decided, the licence continues in effect under this section until the day the chief executive gives the licensee notice of the decision under section 28 or the application is withdrawn, whichever happens first.

(4)Nothing in subsection (3) prevents the retail or wholesale licence being suspended or cancelled during the period the licence is continued under that subsection.

s 24 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

25Application for restoration of expired retail or wholesale licence

(1)If a retail or wholesale licence expires, the licensee may, within 28 days after the expiry, apply to the chief executive to restore the licence.

(2)The application must be—

(a)made in the approved form; and

(b)accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.

(3)The retail or wholesale licence is taken to have continued in effect under this section from the day of expiry until the day the chief executive gives the licensee notice of the decision under section 28 or the application is withdrawn, whichever happens first.

(4)Nothing in subsection (3) prevents the retail or wholesale licence being suspended or cancelled during the period the licence is continued under that subsection.

s 25 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

26Criteria for grant

(1)The chief executive may grant an application for the renewal or restoration of a retail or wholesale licence only if satisfied—

(a)if the application is made by a partnership—each partner is a fit and proper person to be a licensee; or

(b)otherwise—the applicant is a fit and proper person to be a licensee.

(2)However, subsection (3) applies if the application is for the renewal or restoration of a retail licence (liquor).

(3)Section 20(2) to (4) applies to the application as if a reference to an application for a retail licence (liquor) in that section were a reference to an application for renewal or restoration of a retail licence (liquor).

s 26 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

27Deciding application

After considering an application for the renewal or restoration of a retail or wholesale licence, the chief executive must decide to—

(a)grant the application; or

(b)refuse to grant the application.

s 27 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

28Notice of decision

(1)As soon as practicable after deciding an application for the renewal or restoration of a retail or wholesale licence, the chief executive must give the applicant notice of the decision.

(2)The notice of the decision must be an information notice if the decision is to refuse to grant the application.

s 28 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

29Term of retail or wholesale licence if renewed or restored

The renewal or restoration of a retail or wholesale licence extends the term of the licence—

(a)by 1 year or the shorter period agreed to by the licensee; and

(b)starting on the day after the licence would have expired but for the renewal or restoration.

s 29 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 5 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 5 sdiv 1 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

30Application for change requested by licensee

(1)A licensee may apply to the chief executive to change a specific condition of the retail or wholesale licence, including, for example, applying for the inclusion of a limited wholesale condition.

(2)The application must be—

(a)made in the approved form; and

(b)accompanied by the fee, if any, prescribed by regulation.

s 30 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

31Deciding application

(1)After considering an application to change a specific condition, the chief executive may decide to—

(a)grant the application; or

(b)refuse to grant the application.

(2)In granting the application, the chief executive may amend or remove a specific condition of the licence to the extent it is necessary to grant the application.

(3)However, a limited wholesale condition may only be applied to a retail licence if retail sales are the primary activity of the business to which the licence relates.

(4)The change to a specific condition takes effect on the day stated in the notice of the decision.

(5)If the decision is to grant the application, the chief executive must give the applicant a replacement copy of the licence incorporating the granted changes.

s 31 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

32Notice of decision

(1)As soon as practicable after deciding an application to change a specific condition, the chief executive must give the applicant notice of the decision.

(2)The notice of the decision must be an information notice if the decision is to refuse to change all the specific conditions as requested in the application.

s 32 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 5 sdiv 2 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

33Application of subdivision

This subdivision applies if the chief executive—

(a)reasonably suspects a ground exists for suspending a licence under section 36 or cancelling a licence under section 37; and

(b)reasonably believes it is necessary in the circumstances, to ensure the health and wellbeing of customers of the licensee, to take the following action instead of suspending or cancelling the licence—

(i)impose a new specific condition on the licence;

(ii)change a specific condition of the licence.

s 33 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

34Show cause notice before changing specific conditions

(1)This section applies if, because of a suspicion and belief mentioned in section 33, the chief executive proposes making either of the following changes for a retail or wholesale licence—

(a)imposing a new specific condition on the licence;

(b)changing a specific condition of the licence.

(2)Before making the change to the retail or wholesale licence, the chief executive must give the licensee a notice (a show cause notice) stating—

(a)the chief executive proposes to make the change; and

(b)the details of the proposed change; and

(c)the reasons for the proposed change; and

(d)that the holder may, within 28 days after the notice is given, give the chief executive a written response to the proposed change.

s 34 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

35Decision about changing conditions

(1)This section applies if the chief executive gives a licensee a show cause notice under section 34.

(2)The chief executive must consider all responses complying with section 34(2)(d) before deciding whether to make the change proposed in the show cause notice.

(3)After considering the responses under subsection (2), the chief executive must—

(a)decide whether to make any of the changes proposed in the show cause notice; and

(b)give the licensee notice of the decision.

(4)If the decision is to make all or some of the changes proposed in the show cause notice—

(a)the notice of the decision given to the licensee must be an information notice; and

(b)the chief executive must give the licensee a replacement copy of the licence incorporating the changes.

(5)A new or changed specific condition takes effect on the day stated in the information notice.

(6)The day stated in the information notice must be after the day the notice is given to the licensee.

s 35 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 6 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

36Suspension

(1)The chief executive may suspend a retail or wholesale licence if the chief executive reasonably believes any of the following disciplinary grounds apply—

(a)the licence was granted, renewed or restored because of materially incorrect, false or misleading information;

(b)the licensee has contravened a condition of the licence;

(c)the licensee, or an employee of the licensee, has contravened this Act, whether or not the licensee has been convicted of an offence for the contravention;

(d)the licensee attempted to obstruct an authorised person in the exercise of a power under this Act;

(e)the licensee failed to comply with a request to make premises available for inspection made under section 43;

(f)the licensee held another retail or wholesale licence that was suspended or cancelled under this Act;

(g)if the licensee is a partnership—a partner held a retail or wholesale licence that was suspended or cancelled under this Act.

(2)Before suspending the retail or wholesale licence, the chief executive must give the licensee a notice (a show cause notice) stating—

(a)the chief executive proposes to suspend the licence; and

(b)the disciplinary grounds for the proposed suspension; and

(c)the acts, omissions or circumstances that constitute the stated disciplinary grounds; and

(d)that the licensee may, within 28 days after being given the notice, give the chief executive a written response to the notice.

(3)After considering all responses to the show cause notice complying with subsection (2)(d), the chief executive must—

(a)decide to—

(i)take no further action; or

(ii)suspend the retail or wholesale licence; and

(b)give the licensee notice of the decision.

(4)If the decision is to suspend the retail or wholesale licence, the notice must be an information notice.

(5)The suspension—

(a)takes effect on the day stated in the information notice; and

(b)continues for the period of not more than 90 days as stated in the information notice.

(6)The day stated in the information notice must be after the day the notice is given to the licensee.

s 36 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

37Cancellation

(1)The chief executive may cancel a retail or wholesale licence if the chief executive reasonably believes—

(a)any of the disciplinary grounds mentioned in section 36(1)(a) to (g) apply in relation to the licence; or

(b)the licensee is not a fit and proper person to be a licensee; or

(c)if the licensee is a partnership—1 or more partners is not a fit and proper person to be a licensee; or

(d)the licensee is placed in administration, is wound up or is deregistered under the Corporations Act.

(2)Before cancelling the retail or wholesale licence, the chief executive must give the licensee a notice (a show cause notice) stating—

(a)the chief executive proposes to cancel the retail or wholesale licence; and

(b)the disciplinary grounds for the proposed cancellation; and

(c)the acts, omissions or circumstances that constitute the stated disciplinary grounds; and

(d)that the licensee may, within 28 days after being given the notice, give the chief executive a written response to the notice.

(3)After considering all responses to the show cause notice complying with subsection (2)(d), the chief executive must—

(a)decide to—

(i)take no further action; or

(ii)suspend or cancel the retail or wholesale licence; and

(b)give the licensee notice of the decision.

(4)If the decision is to suspend or cancel the retail or wholesale licence, the notice must be an information notice.

(5)The suspension or cancellation—

(a)takes effect on the day stated in the information notice; and

(b)for a suspension—continues for the period of not more than 90 days as stated in the information notice.

(6)The day stated in the information notice must be after the day the notice is given to the licensee.

s 37 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

38 Immediate suspension without show cause notice

(1)This section applies if the chief executive reasonably believes—

(a)a disciplinary ground exists for suspending or cancelling a retail or wholesale licence under section 36 or 37; and

(b)carrying on the business to which the retail or wholesale licence relates is an unacceptable risk to public health.

(2)The chief executive may, without giving the licensee a show cause notice under section 36 or 37, immediately suspend the retail or wholesale licence by giving the licensee an information notice for the decision.

(3)The suspension—

(a)takes effect on the day stated in the information notice; and

(b)continues for the period of not more than 90 days as stated in the information notice.

s 38 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

39 Surrender

(1)A licensee may surrender a retail or wholesale licence by written notice (a surrender notice) given to the chief executive.

(2)A retail or wholesale licence surrendered under subsection (1) ceases to have effect on the day the surrender notice is given to the chief executive or any later day stated in the notice.

s 39 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 7 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 7 sdiv 1 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

40 Deciding whether person is fit and proper

(1)In deciding whether a person is a fit and proper person to be a licensee, the chief executive must have regard to the following matters—

(a)whether the person holds or has previously held a retail or wholesale licence;

(b)the specific conditions of any retail or wholesale licence held or previously held by the person;

(c)whether a retail or wholesale licence held or previously held by the person is or has been suspended or cancelled;

(d)whether or not the person has contravened this Act, regardless of whether the person has been convicted of an offence for the contravention;

(e)whether or not the person has contravened a corresponding law;

(f)whether the person has been convicted of an indictable offence relating to fraud, dishonesty, or tax or customs evasion;

(g)if the person is an individual—whether the person—

(i)is, or has been, an insolvent under administration under the Corporations Act, section 9; or

(ii)is, or has been, disqualified from managing corporations under the Corporations Act, part 2D.6;

(h)if the person is a corporation—whether the corporation is, or has been, placed into administration, receivership or liquidation.

(2)Also, in deciding whether a person is a fit and proper person to be a licensee, the chief executive may have regard to—

(a)if the licensee is a corporation—

(i)whether or not a director of the corporation has contravened this Act, regardless of whether the person has been convicted of an offence for the contravention; and

(ii)whether or not a director of the corporation has contravened a corresponding law; and

(b)any other matter the chief executive considers relevant.

(3)However, a liquor licensee is taken to be a fit and proper person to be a licensee for a retail licence (liquor) unless the liquor licence is suspended.

s 40 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

amd 2024 No. 51 s 8

41Criminal history report

(1)This section applies if the chief executive is considering whether a person is a fit and proper person to be a licensee.

(2)The chief executive may ask the commissioner of the police service for a criminal history report about—

(a)the person being considered; and

(b)if the person being considered is a corporation—a person who is a director of the corporation.

(3)However, the chief executive may make the request only if the person has given the chief executive written consent for the request.

(4)The commissioner of the police service must comply with the request.

(5)However, the duty to comply applies only to information in the possession of the commissioner of the police service or to which the commissioner has access.

(6)The chief executive must ensure any information received under this section—

(a)is destroyed as soon as practicable after the information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested; and

(b)is not used for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was requested.

Example—

Reusing the information for another matter involving the person to which the information relates.

(7)For subsection (6)(a), information in an electronic document may be destroyed in a way that complies with a disposal authorisation given by the archivist under the Public Records Act 2023 for the disposal of public records of the department.

s 41 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

amd 2023 No. 33 s 107 sch 5

pt 2 div 7 sdiv 2 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

42 Requesting further information or documents

(1)This section applies if any of the following applications are made—

(a)an application for a retail or wholesale licence under section 17;

(b)an application to renew a retail or wholesale licence under section 24;

(c)an application to restore a retail or wholesale licence under section 25;

(d)an application to change a specific condition of a retail or wholesale licence under section 30.

(2)The chief executive may, by written notice given to the applicant, ask the applicant for further information or a document the chief executive needs to decide the application.

(3)The notice must be given to the applicant within 30 days after the application is made.

(4)Information or documents given to the chief executive by the applicant under this section are taken to be part of the application and must be considered by the chief executive before deciding the application.

(5)If the applicant does not give the chief executive requested information or documents within 14 days after receiving the notice, or the later day agreed to by the applicant and the chief executive, the application is taken to have been withdrawn.

s 42 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

43Requesting inspection of premises

(1)This section applies if—

(a)any of the following applications is made—

(i)an application for a retail or wholesale licence made under section 17;

(ii)an application to renew a retail or wholesale licence made under section 24;

(iii)an application to restore a retail or wholesale licence made under section 25;

(iv)an application to change a specific condition of a retail or wholesale licence made under section 30; or

(b)a licensee notifies the chief executive of a change of premises for a retail or wholesale outlet.

(2)The chief executive may, by written notice given to the applicant or licensee, ask the applicant or licensee to ensure premises mentioned in the application or notice given to the chief executive are made available for inspection by the chief executive on—

(a)the day stated in the written notice; or

(b)a day to be agreed between the applicant and the chief executive.

(3)The written notice must be given to the applicant or licensee within 30 days after the application is made or notice is given to the chief executive.

(4)The day on which the premises are requested to be made available for inspection by the chief executive must be within 14 days after the day the written notice is given to the applicant or licensee.

(5)If the premises are not made available for inspection by the chief executive on the stated or agreed day, the application is taken to have been withdrawn.

Note—

Failure of a licensee to make premises available for inspection in compliance with a request under this section is grounds for suspending or cancelling a retail or wholesale licence under section 36 or 37.

s 43 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 7 sdiv 3 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

44 Death of licensee

(1)This section applies if a licensee, who is an individual, dies (the deceased).

(2)The executor of the deceased’s estate may carry on the business conducted under the retail or wholesale licence as the licensee.

Note—

Under section 47, the executor must notify the chief executive if the executor, administrator or trustee becomes the licensee.

(3)If the executor carries on the business conducted under the retail or wholesale licence, the executor—

(a)is taken to be the licensee; and

(b)is taken to be a fit and proper person to be a licensee despite section 40.

(4)However, the executor may, as licensee, apply to renew or restore the retail or wholesale licence only if the chief executive is satisfied the renewal or restoration is necessary for the proper administration of the deceased’s estate.

(5)To remove any doubt, it is declared that the retail or wholesale licence continues to be subject to all limitations applying to the licence, including, for example, the term of the licence and all conditions applying to the licence.

(6)Nothing in this section prevents the retail or wholesale licence being suspended or cancelled while the executor is licensee under this section.

(7)In this section—

executor, of a deceased’s estate, means the executor, administrator or trustee of the deceased’s estate.

s 44 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

45 Licensee is placed into administration, receivership or liquidation

(1)This section applies if a licensee is a corporation and is placed into administration, receivership or liquidation.

(2)The administrator of the corporation may carry on the business conducted under the retail or wholesale licence as the licensee.

Note—

Under section 47, the administrator must notify the chief executive if the administrator becomes the licensee.

(3)If the administrator of the corporation decides to carry on the business conducted under the retail or wholesale licence, the administrator—

(a)is taken to be the licensee; and

(b)is taken to be a fit and proper person to be a licensee despite section 40.

(4)However, the administrator may, as licensee, apply to renew or restore the retail or wholesale licence only if the chief executive is satisfied the renewal or restoration is necessary for the administration, receivership or liquidation.

(5)To remove any doubt, it is declared that the retail or wholesale licence continues to be subject to all limitations applying to the licence, including, for example, the term of the licence and all conditions applying to the licence.

(6)Nothing in this section prevents the retail or wholesale licence being suspended or cancelled while the administrator is licensee under this section.

s 45 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 8 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

46 Notification of convictions

(1)This section applies if a licensee is convicted of any of the following offences during the term of the retail or wholesale licence—

(a)an offence against this Act;

(b)an offence against a corresponding law;

(c)an offence relating to fraud, dishonesty, or tax or customs evasion;

(d)an indictable offence.

(2)The licensee must, within 14 days after being convicted of the offence, give notice of the conviction to the chief executive, unless the licensee has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(3)The notice must state—

(a)the date of the conviction; and

(b)details adequate to identify the relevant offence for the conviction and when the offence was committed; and

(c)the sentence imposed, if any, for the conviction.

s 46 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

amd 2024 No. 51 s 9

47 Notification of particular events

(1)This section applies if any of the following events happen in relation to a licence—

(a)if the licensee is an individual—

(i)the licensee is an insolvent under administration under the Corporations Act, section 9; or

(ii)the licensee is disqualified from managing corporations under the Corporations Act, part 2D.6;

(b)an executor, administrator or trustee becomes the licensee under section 44;

(c)if the licensee is a corporation—

(i)the corporation is placed into administration, receivership or liquidation; or

(ii)there is a change of directors for the corporation;

(d)an administrator becomes the licensee under section 45;

(e)if the licensee sells smoking products at liquor licensed premises—the liquor licence for the premises is suspended, cancelled or otherwise ceases to have effect;

(f)there is a change in the ownership of the business for the retail or wholesale licence;

(g)the premises for a retail or wholesale outlet of the licensee changes;

(h)the name, or business name, of the licensee changes.

(2)The licensee must, within 14 days after the event happens, give notice of the event to the chief executive, unless the licensee has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(3)The notice must state sufficient details to identify the event and when the event happened.

s 47 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

48 Licence to be displayed

(1)A licensee must display an approved copy of the retail or wholesale licence at the retail or wholesale outlet for the licence so that the copy can be easily read by customers at the outlet at all times the outlet is open.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2)If a licensee sells smoking products by online sale, the licensee must display an approved copy of the retail or wholesale licence on the website for the relevant online shop.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3)If requested by an authorised person, a licensee must produce the retail or wholesale licence for inspection by the authorised person.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(4)As soon as practicable after a retail or wholesale licence ceases to have effect under section 16, the licensee must remove any display of the licence at a retail outlet, wholesale outlet or online shop.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(5)In this section—

approved copy, of a retail or wholesale licence, means a copy of the licence that—

(a)complies with the requirements prescribed by regulation; and

(b)contains the information about the licence prescribed by regulation.

s 48 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

49 Invoices for supply to retailers

(1)This section applies if either of the following licensees supplies a smoking product to a retailer—

(a)a licensee for a wholesale licence;

(b)a licensee for a retail licence to which a limited wholesale condition applies.

(2)The licensee must give the retailer an invoice for the sale that is in English and that otherwise complies with the requirements prescribed by regulation.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(3)The retailer must keep a copy of the invoice for at least 2 years after being given the invoice.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

s 49 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

50 Chief executive may require licensee to give particular information

(1)This section applies to information in the possession or control of a licensee that the chief executive—

(a)requires to determine whether the licensee is a fit and proper person to be a licensee under section 40; or

(b)considers necessary for the administration of this Act.

(2)The chief executive may, by written notice given to the licensee, require the licensee to give the chief executive the information stated in the notice within a reasonable period of at least 14 days as stated in the notice.

(3)The licensee must comply with the notice, unless the licensee has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

s 50 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 9 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

51 Wholesale to only be made to licensed retailers

(1)The licensee for a wholesale licence must not sell a smoking product to a retailer unless the retailer holds a retail licence.

Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.

(2)For subsection (1), a licensee sells a smoking product if—

(a)the licensee sells the product; or

(b)an employee of the licensee sells the product in the course of the employee’s employment.

(3)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the licensee to prove that—

(a)an employee sold the smoking product to the retailer; and

(b)before the employee sold the smoking product, the licensee had taken prevention measures in relation to the employee.

(4)This section also applies to a licensee for a retail licence to which a limited wholesale condition applies as if a reference to a wholesale licence were a reference to the retail licence.

(5)In this section—

prevention measures see section 63.

s 51 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

52 Particular dealings with licences prohibited

The licensee for a retail or wholesale licence must not—

(a)purport to sell or transfer the licence to someone else; or

(b)notify or advertise that the licence is available for sale or transfer; or

(c)permit or allow someone else to hold out that the person is the holder of the licence.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

s 52 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

53 False or misleading information

(1)A person must not, in relation to a retail or wholesale licence or an application under this Act—

(a)state anything to the chief executive that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b)give the chief executive information or a document the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when making the statement or giving the information or document—

(a)tells the chief executive, to the best of the person’s ability, how the statement, information or document is false or misleading; and

(b)if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information to the chief executive.

s 53 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 10 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

54 Chief executive must keep register

(1)The chief executive must keep a register of all retail licences and wholesale licences.

(2)The register must contain the following information for each retail or wholesale licence—

(a)the business name for the retail or wholesale outlet for the licence;

(b)the address of the retail or wholesale outlet for the licence.

(3)The register may contain other information the chief executive considers appropriate.

(4)The register is to be kept in the way the chief executive considers appropriate, including, for example, in an electronic form.

(5)The chief executive may publish information contained in the register, other than personal information, on the department’s website.

(6)In this section—

personal information means personal information within the meaning of the Information Privacy Act 2009, section 12, other than—

(a)the name of a licensee; or

(b)information that is lawfully available to the public.

s 54 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 11 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 11 sdiv 1 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

55Definitions for division

In this division—

affected person, for a decision, means—

(a)if the decision is an original decision—a person who must be given an information notice for the decision under this part; or

(b)if the decision is an internal review decision—the person who applied for the internal review.

internal review, of an original decision, see section 57(1).

internal review decision means a decision made, or taken to have been made, under section 59 on an application for an internal review of an original decision.

original decision means a decision for which an information notice must be given under this part.

QCAT information notice, for a decision, means a notice complying with the QCAT Act, section 157(2).

s 55 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 11 sdiv 2 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

56 Review process must start with internal review

An affected person for an original decision may apply to QCAT for a review of the decision only if a decision on an application for an internal review of the decision has been made, or taken to have been made, under this subdivision.

s 56 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

57Who may apply for internal review

(1)An affected person for an original decision may apply to the chief executive for a review of the decision under this subdivision (an internal review).

(2)If the affected person has not been given an information notice for the original decision, the affected person may ask the chief executive for an information notice for the decision.

(3)A failure by the chief executive to give the affected person an information notice for the original decision does not limit or otherwise affect the person’s right to apply for an internal review of the decision.

s 57 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

58 Requirements for application

(1)An application for an internal review of an original decision must—

(a)be made in the approved form; and

(b)for a person who has been given an information notice for the decision—include enough information to enable the chief executive to decide the application; and

(c)be made to the chief executive within—

(i)for a person who has been given an information notice for the decision—20 business days after the day the person is given the notice; or

(ii)for a person who has not been given an information notice for the decision—20 business days after the day the person becomes aware of the decision.

(2)The chief executive may, at any time, extend the period within which the application may be made.

(3)The application does not affect the operation of the original decision or prevent the decision being implemented.

Note—

Section 60 provides for a stay of the original decision.

s 58 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

59 Internal review

(1)The chief executive must, within 20 business days after receiving an application for an internal review of an original decision—

(a)review the original decision; and

(b)decide to—

(i)confirm the original decision; or

(ii)amend the original decision; or

(iii)substitute another decision for the original decision; and

(c)give the affected person for the original decision a QCAT information notice for the decision made under paragraph (b).

(2)The chief executive and the affected person may, before the period stated in subsection (1) ends, agree to a longer period for the chief executive to comply with the subsection.

(3)For the purpose of delegating the power under this section, the application may be dealt with only by a person who—

(a)did not make the original decision; and

(b)holds a more senior office than the person who made the original decision.

(4)Subsection (3) does not apply to an original decision made by the chief executive personally.

(5)If the chief executive does not give the affected person a QCAT information notice within the period required under subsection (1) or a longer period agreed under subsection (2), the chief executive is taken to confirm the original decision.

s 59 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 11 sdiv 3 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

60 QCAT may stay operation of original decision

(1)If an application is made for an internal review of an original decision under subdivision 2, the applicant may immediately apply, as provided under the QCAT Act, to QCAT for a stay of the decision.

(2)QCAT may make an order staying the operation of the original decision to secure the effectiveness of the internal review and any later review by QCAT.

(3)A stay by QCAT under this section—

(a)may be given on conditions QCAT considers appropriate; and

(b)operates for the period fixed by QCAT; and

(c)may be amended or revoked by QCAT.

(4)The period of a stay by QCAT under this section must not extend past the end of the period within which an application for a review of the internal review decision may be made under the QCAT Act.

s 60 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 2 div 11 sdiv 4 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

61 Applying for external review

(1)This section applies to a person who must be given a QCAT information notice for an internal review decision under section 59.

(2)The person may apply to QCAT, as provided under the QCAT Act, for a review of the internal review decision.

Note—

The QCAT Act, section 22(3) enables QCAT to stay the operation of the internal review decision, either on application by a person or on its own initiative.

s 61 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7

pt 3 hdg sub 1999 No. 61 s 17

pt 3 div 1 hdg sub 1999 No. 61 s 18

62Application of div 1

This division does not apply to the supply of smoking products from coin operated vending machines.

s 62 sub 1999 No. 61 s 19

63Meaning of prevention measures for div 1

In this division—

prevention measures, by a supplier in relation to an employee of the supplier, means—

(a)instructing the employee—

(i)not to supply smoking products to children in any circumstances, even if the supply is for, or claimed to be for, an adult; and

(ii)to sight acceptable evidence of age for a person before supplying a smoking product to the person, unless satisfied the person is an adult; and

(iii)if the employee is a child—not to supply smoking products to anyone in any circumstances; and

(iv)to only supply smoking products as authorised under a retail or wholesale licence applying to the supplier, including all the conditions applying to the licence; and

(b)warning the employee that if the employee supplies a smoking product to a person in disregard of the instructions mentioned in paragraph (a), the employee commits an offence against this Act; and

(c)obtaining written acknowledgement by the employee that the employee received the instructions and warning mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).

s 63 amd 1999 No. 61 s 20; 2023 No. 16 s 8

64Supplier must take prevention measures

(1)A supplier must take prevention measures in relation to employees of the supplier.

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2)In this section—

employee, of a supplier, means a person who supplies, or may supply, smoking products in the course of the person’s employment.

s 64 ins 2001 No. 20 s 7

amd 2004 No. 47 s 4

65Supplier must not sell smoking products without licence

(1)A supplier must not sell a smoking product unless the supplier holds a retail or wholesale licence that authorises that type of sale.

Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.

Note—

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).

(2)This section does not apply to—

(a)a person selling smoking products as an employee of another person; or

(b)a supplier that is a pharmacist if—

(i)the smoking product is a regulated substance; and

(ii)the supply is made because of a prescription.

(3)In this section—

supplier includes a person who, as part of a business activity, supplies smoking products to retailers.

s 65 ins 2023 No. 16 s 9

amd 2024 No. 51 s 10

66Supplier must not supply smoking products to children

(1)A supplier must not supply a smoking product to a child.

Maximum penalty—

(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.

Note—

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).

(2)However, this section does not apply if the supply is by an employee of the supplier.

s 66 amd 1999 No. 61 s 21; 2001 No. 20 s 8; 2004 No. 47 s 5; 2024 No. 51 s 11

67Supplier must ensure employees do not supply smoking products to children

(1)A supplier must ensure an employee of the supplier does not supply a smoking product to a child.

Maximum penalty—

(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.

Note—

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).

(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.

s 67 amd 1999 No. 61 s 22; 2001 No. 20 s 9; 2004 No. 47 s 6; 2024 No. 51 s 12

68Supplier must ensure child employees do not supply or handle smoking products

(1)A supplier must ensure a child employee of the supplier does not—

(a)supply a smoking product to a person in the course of the child’s employment; or

(b)handle a smoking product in the course of the child’s employment.

Maximum penalty—

(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.

Note—

See section 241 for the application of this section to a small business.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to the supply or handling of a smoking product if—

(a)the supplier is a pharmacist; and

(b)the smoking product is a regulated substance; and

(c)the supplier only supplies the smoking product to persons under a prescription.

(3)Also, subsection (1) does not apply to the handling of a smoking product if the purpose of the handling is to—

(a)deliver smoking products to premises; or

(b)load smoking products into, or unload smoking products from, a vehicle; or

(c)warehouse smoking products.

(4)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the supplier to prove that, before the supply, the supplier took the prevention measures in relation to the child employee.

(5)In this section—

child employee means an employee who is a child.

s 68 ins 2023 No. 16 s 10

69When employee of supplier liable

(1)This section applies if a supplier has, in relation to an employee of the supplier, taken the prevention measures.

(2)After the prevention measures have been taken, the employee of the supplier must not, in the course of the employee’s employment—

(a)supply a smoking product to a child; or

(b)sell a smoking product unless the supplier holds a retail or wholesale licence that authorises that type of sale.

Maximum penalty—

(a)for a first offence—20 penalty units; or

(b)for a second or later offence—40 penalty units.

(3)This section does not apply to—

(a)an employee who is a child; or

(b)the sale of a smoking product if—

(i)the supplier is a pharmacist; and

(ii)the smoking product is a regulated substance; and

(iii)the sale is made under a prescription.

s 69 amd 1999 No. 61 s 23; 2001 No. 20 s 10; 2004 No. 47 s 7; 2023 No. 16 s 11

70Order prohibiting or restricting sale of smoking products

(1)This section applies if a supplier is convicted of an offence against section 66 or 67.

(2)The court sentencing the supplier for the offence may, on its own initiative or the application of the prosecutor, make an order—

(a)prohibiting the supply of all or stated smoking products by the supplier; or

(b)imposing conditions or restrictions on the supply of smoking products by the supplier.

(3)The period of the order must not be more than—

(a)for a first offence—6 months; or

(b)for a second offence—1 year; or

(c)for a third or later offence—3 years.

(4)If, when the offence happened, the supplier supplied smoking products at more than 1 outlet, the order may apply only to an outlet where the offence happened.

(5)The court may make the order in addition to imposing another penalty to which the supplier is liable because of the conviction.

(6)A person must not contravene an order under this section.

Maximum penalty—420 penalty units.

(7)A conviction under subsection (6) for contravening an order does not affect the continuation of the order.

s 70 amd 1999 No. 61 s 24; 2001 No. 20 s 11

sub 2004 No. 47 s 8

71Power to require details of retail suppliers

(1)This section applies if the chief executive reasonably believes a manufacturer or wholesaler of smoking products has supplied smoking products to suppliers for sale at retail outlets or online shops.

(2)The chief executive may, by written notice given to the manufacturer or wholesaler, require the manufacturer or wholesaler to give all or any of the following information (the supplier information) to the chief executive for each supplier to which the manufacturer or wholesaler has supplied smoking products—

(a)the name of the supplier;

(b)if a supplier trades under a business name, that business name;

(c)the address of the supplier’s retail outlet;

(d)the website address of the supplier’s online shop;

(e)the supplier’s postal address;

(f)the supplier’s phone number;

(g)the supplier’s fax number and email address;

(h)the chemical composition of the smoking products;

(i)the number, type or quantity of smoking products.

(3)The notice must state—

(a)the period before the date of the notice, not exceeding 12 months, for which the supplier information is required; and

(b)a date, not less than 28 days from the date of the notice, by which the supplier information must be given to the chief executive; and

(c)the way the supplier information must be given to the chief executive.

Example—

The notice may require the supplier information to be given by fax or email.

(4)The manufacturer or wholesaler must comply with the notice, unless the manufacturer or wholesaler has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—70 penalty units.

(5)The chief executive may use supplier information or disclose supplier information to a person only for the following purposes—

(a)compiling and keeping a list of suppliers so that the suppliers may be advised about matters relating to this Act, including the requirements applying to suppliers;

(b)monitoring or enforcing compliance with this Act.

s 71 ins 2004 No. 47 s 9

amd 2023 No. 16 s 12

pt 3 div 2 hdg ins 2011 No. 32 s 321

sub 2016 No. 6 s 4

72Number of points of sale

A supplier must not sell smoking products at more than 1 point of sale at a retail outlet.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

s 72 ins 2011 No. 32 s 321

73Supplier must not sell smoking products from temporary retail store

(1)A supplier must not sell smoking products from a temporary retail store.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)In this section—

temporary retail store means—

(a)a temporary structure, regardless of whether any part of the structure is permanent; or

Examples of temporary structures—

a booth, tent, market stall or stand

(b)a vehicle or mobile structure, including a trailer, caravan or other similar thing designed or modified to be easily attached to a vehicle for transportation.

s 73 ins 2016 No. 6 s 5

74Definitions for div 3

In this division—

bar ...

s 74 def bar amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

om 2023 No. 16 s 13

bar area ...

s 74 def bar area amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

om 2023 No. 16 s 13

employee, of a person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine, means an employee of the person—

(a)whose employment requires the employee to work near the vending machine; and

(b)who, in performing the employee’s duties, can observe the use of the vending machine.

gaming machine area has the meaning given by the Gaming Machine Act 1991, schedule 2.

s 74 def gaming machine area amd 2002 No. 43 s 112 sch 2; 2012 No. 25 s 195 sch

liquor has the meaning given by the Liquor Act 1992, section 4B.

prevention measures, by a person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine, means, for the person’s employees—

(a)instructing the employees to—

(i)take reasonable steps to ensure that a child does not obtain a tobacco product from the vending machine, even if the product is for, or claimed to be for, an adult; and

(ii)sight acceptable evidence of age for a person before allowing the person to obtain a tobacco product from the vending machine, unless satisfied the person is an adult; and

(b)obtaining written acknowledgement by each employee that the employee received the instructions mentioned in paragraph (a).

s 74 sub 2001 No. 20 s 12

75Restriction on location of tobacco product vending machines

(1)An occupier of premises must not have a tobacco product vending machine in the premises.

Maximum penalty—70 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a)liquor licensed premises if—

(i)the liquor licensee for the premises holds a retail licence (liquor); and

(ii)the tobacco product vending machine in the premises can be accessed only by the employees of the person in charge of the tobacco product vending machine; or

(b)a tobacco product vending machine while it is not being used by anyone to supply tobacco products.

Example for paragraph (b)—

A tobacco product vending machine being stored, transported or repaired.

(3)For subsection (2)(a)(ii), a tobacco product vending machine in liquor licensed premises can be accessed only by the employees of the person in charge of the machine if the machine is in a part of the premises that—

(a)can not be accessed by customers; or

Example—

a locked storage area

(b)the liquor licensee restricts to employees only.

Example—

behind a bar or counter and out of reach of customers

(4)In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), proof that a tobacco product vending machine was capable of being used to supply tobacco products is evidence that the vending machine was being used to supply tobacco products at the relevant time.

s 75 sub 2001 No. 20 s 12

amd 2004 No. 47 s 10; 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1; 2023 No. 16 s 14

76Person in charge of tobacco product vending machine in liquor licensed premises must instruct employees

A person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine in liquor licensed premises must take prevention measures in relation to the person’s employees.

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

s 76 ins 2001 No. 20 s 12

amd 2007 No. 54 s 60; 2023 No. 16 s 15

77Supply of tobacco products from vending machines

(1)A person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine in liquor licensed premises must not allow a child to obtain a tobacco product from the vending machine.

Maximum penalty—

(a)for a first offence—70 penalty units; or

(b)for a second or later offence—140 penalty units.

(2)However, the person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if, before the child obtained the tobacco product, the person had taken the prevention measures.

s 77 amd 2001 No. 20 s 13; 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

78Supply of smoking products at liquor licensed premises from tobacco product vending machines

(1)This section applies if—

(a)tobacco products may be purchased from a tobacco product vending machine at liquor licensed premises; and

(b)an employee of the person in charge of the tobacco product vending machine must purchase the tobacco product from the machine on behalf of a customer.

(2)The employee must not supply the tobacco product to the customer at any part of the liquor licensed premises other than a point of sale for the premises.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

s 78 ins 2023 No. 16 s 16

79Persons in charge of tobacco product vending machines may be prohibited from possessing tobacco product vending machines

(1)This section applies if—

(a)a person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine is convicted of an offence against section 77; and

(b)within 2 years after the conviction, the person is again convicted of an offence against the section (the subsequent offence).

(2)The court sentencing the person for the subsequent offence may, on its own initiative or the application of the prosecutor, make an order against the person under subsection (3).

(3)The court may make an order applying for a stated period, of at least 2 months but not longer than 1 year—

(a)prohibiting the person from possessing tobacco product vending machines; or

(b)imposing conditions or restrictions on the possession or use of tobacco product vending machines by the person.

(4)However, if the person is in charge of a tobacco product vending machine at more than 1 liquor licensed premises, the order may apply only to the liquor licensed premises where the offences happened.

(5)A person must not contravene an order under subsection (3).

Maximum penalty for subsection (5)—200 penalty units.

s 79 amd 2001 No. 20 s 14; 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

pt 3 div 4 hdg sub 1999 No. 61 s 25; 2014 No. 65 s 54

80Prohibition on use of vending machine to supply herbal cigarettes and loose smoking blends

(1)A person in possession of a coin operated vending machine must not use the machine to supply herbal cigarettes or a loose smoking blend to another person.

Maximum penalty—

(a)for a first offence—70 penalty units; or

(b)for a second or later offence—140 penalty units.

(2)In this section—

possession, of a coin operated vending machine, includes having control of the machine.

s 80 sub 1999 No. 61 s 25

amd 2001 No. 20 s 15; 2014 No. 65 s 55; 2024 No. 51 s 13

pt 3 div 5 hdg ins 1999 No. 61 s 25

81Application of div 5

This division does not apply to—

(a)the supply of smoking products by—

(i)suppliers; or

(ii)employees of suppliers in the course of the employees’ employment; or

(b)the supply of smoking products from coin operated vending machines.

s 81 ins 1999 No. 61 s 25

amd 2001 No. 20 s 16

82Supply to children prohibited

(1)An adult must not supply a smoking product to a child (the relevant person).

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the defendant to prove that at the time of the offence the defendant honestly and reasonably believed that the relevant person was an adult.

s 82 amd 1999 No. 61 s 26; 2001 No. 20 s 17; 2004 No. 47 s 11; 2023 No. 16 s 17

pt 3 div 6 hdg ins 2004 No. 47 s 12

83Person must not falsely represent age

A person must not falsely represent himself or herself to have attained 18 years for the purpose of being supplied with a smoking product.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

s 83 ins 2004 No. 47 s 12

pt 3 div 7 hdg sub 1999 No. 61 s 28

84Cigarettes and herbal cigarettes must be sold in packages

(1)A supplier must sell cigarettes or herbal cigarettes only in a package.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)A supplier must not sell cigarettes or herbal cigarettes in a package containing less than 20 cigarettes.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

s 84 amd 1999 No. 61 s 29; 2001 No. 20 s 20; 2004 No. 47 s 15

85Loose tobacco must be sold in packages

(1)A supplier must not sell loose tobacco except in a package.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)A supplier must not sell loose tobacco in a package containing less than 25g of loose tobacco.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

s 85 amd 1999 No. 61 s 30; 2001 No. 20 s 21

sub 2004 No. 47 s 16

86Loose smoking blend must be sold in packages

(1)A supplier must not sell loose smoking blend except in a package.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)A supplier must not sell loose smoking blend in a package containing less than 15g of loose smoking blend.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

s 86 ins 1999 No. 61 s 31

amd 2001 No. 20 s 22

sub 2004 No. 47 s 16

pt 3 div 8 hdg prev pt 2A div 6 hdg om 2006 No. 46 s 272

pres pt 3 div 8 hdg (prev pt 2A div 7 hdg) sub 2001 No. 20 s 24

renum 2006 No. 46 s 274

87Defence to charge if age material

(1)This section applies to a charge for an offence against section 66, 67, 69 or 77 in which the age of a person (the relevant person) is material to the charge.

(2)It is a defence to the charge for the defendant to prove that at the time of the offence the defendant or the defendant’s employee honestly and reasonably believed the relevant person was an adult.

(3)Proof that the defendant or the defendant’s employee did not ask the relevant person to produce acceptable evidence of age is evidence that any belief that the relevant person was an adult was not reasonable.

s 87 (prev s 26) renum 2006 No. 46 s 275

pt 4 hdg ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

pt 4 div 1 hdg ins 2004 No. 47 s 18

88Definitions for pt 4

In this part—

humidified room means a room in which the humidity is controlled to preserve the quality of cigars in the room.

humidified container ...

s 88 def humidified container om 2011 No. 32 s 325 (1)

relevant point of sale, of a supplier, means the point of sale at a retail outlet at which the supplier sells smoking products.

Note—

Section 72 provides that smoking products may be sold by a supplier at not more than 1 point of sale at a retail outlet.

s 88 def relevant point of sale ins 2011 No. 32 s 325 (2)

smoking product means—

(a)a tobacco product, herbal cigarette, loose smoking blend, a thing that is intended to be smoked in a hookah or smoking related product; or

(b)a package or carton of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a).

s 88 def smoking product amd 2009 No. 44 s 175 (1)

sub 2011 No. 32 s 325 (1)–(2)

amd 2014 No. 65 s 56; 2023 No. 16 s 18; 2024 No. 51 s 14

smoking related product means a product, prescribed under a regulation, that is used primarily in the consumption of a tobacco product, herbal cigarette or loose smoking blend.

s 88 def smoking related product ins 2009 No. 44 s 175 (2)

s 88 prev s 25 amd 1999 No. 61 s 32

om 2001 No. 20 s 25

pres s 88 (prev s 26AA) ins 2004 No. 47 s 18

renum 2006 No. 46 s 276

pt 4 div 2 hdg ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

89Application of division

(1)This division applies to the display and advertisement of smoking products by suppliers.

(2)To remove any doubt, it is declared that if a supplier displays or advertises a smoking product, it is irrelevant that the display or advertisement uses a description or colloquialism for the smoking product instead of the ordinary name of the product.

Examples—

smoke-less products, tobacco-free products, vapes

(3)This division does not apply to a tobacco product vending machine.

s 89 ins 2006 No. 46 s 277

sub 2023 No. 16 s 19

90Prohibition on display, and restrictions on advertising, of smoking products

(1)A supplier must not display a smoking product.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)A supplier must not advertise a smoking product other than at a retail outlet or on an online shop.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(3)A supplier must not advertise a smoking product at a retail outlet or on an online shop in any way other than a way specifically provided for in another section of this division.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(4)If a smoking product is kept by a supplier at a retail outlet in compliance with this division, the supplier does not contravene this section merely because the smoking product is seen by another person.

s 90 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

sub 2004 No. 47 s 19; 2011 No. 32 s 326

amd 2023 No. 16 s 20

91Location of smoking products at retail outlet

Smoking products may be kept at a retail outlet only at or in the following places—

(a)at or near the supplier’s relevant point of sale, only if the smoking products are kept either—

(i)on the seller’s side of the point of sale; or

(ii)above or below a counter, but not on a counter, where customers are served, in a way that the smoking products can not be accessed by customers;

(b)for cigars—in a humidified room where the cigars can be accessed by customers only if, while a customer is in the room, the customer is accompanied by the supplier or an employee of the supplier;

(c)in a room or other place, if the smoking products are kept in a way that they can not be accessed by customers.

Example—

a locked storage room used to store products not for immediate sale

s 91 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

amd 2004 No. 47 s 20; 2006 No. 46 s 278

sub 2011 No. 32 s 326

92Smoking products must be kept out of sight of customers

(1)Smoking products kept at a retail outlet must be kept in a way that they are not visible to customers.

(2)Also, if smoking products are kept at or near the supplier’s relevant point of sale, the smoking products must be concealed by a covering that—

(a)is opaque; and

(b)is of a colour or design that does not make a feature of the covering as distinct from its surrounds.

(3)Despite subsections (1) and (2), the fleeting incidental view by a customer of an area of no more than 1m² of smoking products is permitted only to the extent required to carry out activities in the ordinary course of the supplier’s business.

Example of activities carried out in the ordinary course of the supplier’s business—

removing smoking products as part of a transaction

s 92 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

sub 2011 No. 32 s 326

93Smoking products must not constitute advertisement

An arrangement of smoking products must not—

(a)constitute a tobacco advertisement itself; or

(b)create a composite picture or other meaningful visual image whose component parts are printed on individual cartons or packages.

s 93 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

amd 2004 No. 47 s 22; 2006 No. 46 s 281

sub 2011 No. 32 s 326

94Display of retail prices of smoking products

(1)This section applies if smoking products are kept at or near a supplier’s relevant point of sale.

(2)The retail price of smoking products available, or usually available, for sale at the retail outlet may be displayed only by a price ticket or other indicator of price—

(a)fixed at the place where the smoking products are kept; and

(b)in the form prescribed under a regulation.

(3)A display of the retail price of smoking products must not include anything else about the price of a smoking product, including, for example, a thing that states the price is discounted.

(4)A supplier does not advertise a smoking product merely by displaying the retail price of the product in compliance with this section.

s 94 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

sub 2011 No. 32 s 326

95Certain business names allowed

(1)A supplier does not advertise or display a smoking product merely by using a business name that includes a reference to a smoking product.

(2)However, a supplier is taken to advertise or display a smoking product if—

(a)the supplier advertises or displays a business name that includes anything about the price of smoking products; or

Example—

Discount Cigs and Tobacco

(b)the supplier advertises or displays more than 1 business name mentioned in subsection (1) in relation to a single business.

(3)For subsection (2), advertising includes using all mediums of communication, whether alone or in any combination.

Example—

radio advertisements using different business names for each advertisement to target or attract specific consumer groups

s 95 ins 2004 No. 47 s 25

amd 2006 No. 46 s 284; 2023 No. 16 s 21

96Use of ‘tobacconist’ in advertising

(1)A supplier who is a tobacconist does not advertise or display a smoking product merely by using the word ‘tobacconist’ in an advertisement or display for the tobacconist’s business.

(2)In this section—

tobacconist means a person who conducts a business selling smoking products by retail if—

(a)80% or more of average gross turnover is derived from the sale of smoking products by retail; and

(b)the business is conducted separately from, not in conjunction with, and not within the premises of, any other business.

s 96 ins 2004 No. 47 s 25

amd 2023 No. 16 s 22

97 Display of signage at supplier’s relevant point of sale

(1)A supplier must display a mandatory sign at the supplier’s relevant point of sale.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)A supplier must not display more than 1 mandatory sign at the supplier’s relevant point of sale.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3)A supplier may display a permitted sign at the supplier’s relevant point of sale.

(4)However, a supplier must not display more than 1 permitted sign at the supplier’s relevant point of sale.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(5)In this section—

mandatory sign means a sign prescribed under a regulation as a mandatory sign.

permitted sign means a sign prescribed under a regulation as a permitted sign.

s 97 (prev s 20) amd 1999 No. 61 s 27

sub 2001 No. 20 s 18

amd 2004 No. 47 s 13; 2006 No. 46 s 270; 2011 No. 32 s 323

renum and reloc 2011 No. 32 s 323 (4)

sub 2023 No. 16 s 23

pt 4 div 3 hdg ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

sub 2006 No. 46 s 285

98Prohibition on display, and restrictions on advertising, of smoking products

A person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine must not—

(a)display a smoking product in or on the machine; or

(b)advertise a smoking product in or on the machine other than as allowed under this division.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

s 98 ins 2006 No. 46 s 285

sub 2011 No. 32 s 327

99Display of retail prices of tobacco product

(1)If a tobacco product is available or usually available for sale in a tobacco product vending machine, the retail price of the tobacco product may be displayed only by a price ticket, or other indicator of price, as prescribed under a regulation.

(2)A display of the prices of tobacco products must not include anything else about the price of a tobacco product including, for example, a thing that states the price is discounted.

(3)A person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine does not advertise a tobacco product merely by displaying the retail price of the product in compliance with this section.

s 99 ins 2006 No. 46 s 285

amd 2011 No. 32 s 329

100Certain business names allowed

(1)A person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine does not advertise or display a smoking product merely by using a business name that includes a reference to a smoking product.

(2)However, a person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine is taken to advertise or display a smoking product if the person advertises or displays a business name that includes anything about the price of smoking products.

Example of a business name for subsection (2)—

Discount Cigs and Tobacco

s 100 ins 2006 No. 46 s 285

amd 2011 No. 32 s 330

101Person in charge of tobacco product vending machine must attach particular signs

A person in charge of a tobacco product vending machine must attach a sign prescribed under a regulation as a mandatory sign to, or near, the vending machine, as prescribed under a regulation.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

s 101 (prev s 21) sub 2001 No. 20 s 19

amd 2004 No. 47 s 14; 2006 No. 46 s 271; 2011 No. 32 s 324 (1)

renum and reloc 2011 No. 32 s 324 (2)

pt 4 div 4 hdg ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

102Definitions for div 4

In this division—

entitlement means an entitlement to goods or services, or to a reduced price for goods or services.

object includes a document and does not include a smoking product.

s 102 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

103When division does not apply

This division does not prevent a promotion of a smoking product by a manufacturer or distributor if the promotion is only to a supplier.

s 103 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

104Supply of object or entitlement that promotes smoking product etc.

(1)A person must not supply an object or entitlement that promotes—

(a)a smoking product; or

(b)a trademark or brand name, or part of a trademark or brand name, of a smoking product; or

(c)the name or interests of a manufacturer or distributor of a smoking product in association, whether directly or indirectly, with the smoking product.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), to establish whether an object or entitlement promotes a matter—

(a)it is enough to prove—

(i)that material published by the defendant relating to the object or entitlement would be likely to cause a reasonable person to believe the object or entitlement promoted, or was intended to promote, the matter; or

(ii)that there are other reasonable grounds for believing the object or entitlement promoted, or was intended to promote, the matter; and

(b)the matter may be found to be promoted by the object or entitlement irrespective of the actual belief of the defendant.

(3)Subsection (1) does not apply to an object if—

(a)the primary purpose of the object is not to promote a thing mentioned in subsection (1); and

(b)the object was—

(i)lawfully available for supply in Queensland on or after 31 May 2002 and before 31 December 2005; or

(ii)substantially the same, and made by the same person, as an object under subparagraph (i).

(4)In this section—

promotes, in relation to the promotion of a matter by an object that is a sound recording, video recording or a computer storage device, includes the promotion of the matter by aural or visible material that the object is reasonably capable of producing, or causing to be produced, in its normal use.

s 104 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

amd 2004 No. 47 s 27; 2009 No. 44 s 176

105Supply of object or entitlement in association with smoking product sale or consumption

(1)A person must not supply an object or entitlement if the supply is in direct or indirect association with the sale or consumption of a smoking product, or of smoking products generally.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), to establish whether an object or entitlement is supplied in direct or indirect association with a matter—

(a)it is enough to prove—

(i)that material published by the defendant relating to the object or entitlement would be likely to cause a reasonable person to believe the supply to be in that association, or intended to be in that association; or

(ii)that there are other reasonable grounds for believing the supply to be in that association, or intended to be in that association; and

(b)the supply may be found to be in that association irrespective of the actual belief of the defendant.

(3)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the defendant to prove that the person receiving the object or entitlement would have received the same object or entitlement if the person had bought goods of whatever kind other than a smoking product to the same value as the smoking product.

(4)However, subsection (3) does not apply if the object or entitlement would have been received by the person only if the person had bought the goods from the defendant or from a supplier nominated by the defendant.

s 105 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

amd 2004 No. 47 s 28; 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

106Smoking product giveaways

(1)A person must not supply a smoking product for free or a nominal fee if the supply promotes the sale of a smoking product.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), to establish whether the supply of a smoking product for free or a nominal fee promotes the sale of a smoking product—

(a)it is enough to prove—

(i)that material published by the defendant relating to the supply would be likely to cause a reasonable person to believe the supply promoted, or was intended to promote, the sale; or

(ii)that there are other reasonable grounds for believing the supply promoted, or was intended to promote, the sale; and

(b)the sale may be found to be promoted by the supply irrespective of the actual belief of the defendant.

(3)In this section—

nominal fee, for a smoking product, means an amount for the product that—

(a)does not cover the cost of making and supplying the product; or

(b)is significantly less than a recommended retail value for the product.

s 106 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

amd 2004 No. 47 s 29; 2023 No. 16 s 24

107Competition that promotes smoking product

(1)A person must not conduct a competition that promotes—

(a)a smoking product; or

(b)a trademark or brand name, or part of a trademark or brand name, of a smoking product; or

(c)the name or interests of a manufacturer or distributor of a smoking product in association, whether directly or indirectly, with the smoking product.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), to establish whether a competition promotes a matter—

(a)it is enough to prove—

(i)that material published by the defendant relating to the competition would be likely to cause a reasonable person to believe the competition promoted, or was intended to promote, the matter; or

(ii)that there are other reasonable grounds for believing the competition promoted, or was intended to promote, the matter; and

(b)the matter may be found to be promoted by the competition irrespective of the actual belief of the defendant.

s 107 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

amd 2004 No. 47 s 30

108Conduct of competition in association with smoking product sale or consumption

(1)A person must not conduct a competition that has a direct or indirect association with the sale or consumption of a smoking product, or of smoking products generally.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), to establish whether a competition has a direct or indirect association with a matter—

(a)it is enough to prove—

(i)that material published by the defendant relating to the competition would be likely to cause a reasonable person to believe the competition to have that association, or to be intended to have that association; or

(ii)that there are other reasonable grounds for believing the competition to have that association, or to be intended to have that association; and

(b)the competition may be found to have that association irrespective of the actual belief of the defendant.

s 108 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

amd 2004 No. 47 s 31

109Image of consumption of smoking product

(1)A supplier must not, at a retail outlet, display an image that promotes a person or thing consuming, using or being otherwise associated with, a smoking product.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a trademark.

(3)For subsection (1), it is irrelevant whether the image is displayed as a fixed or moving image, or as part of a video.

s 109 ins 2004 No. 47 s 32

amd 2023 No. 16 s 25

pt 4A hdg ins 2024 No. 51 s 15

109A Prohibition on display, advertising or promotion of illicit nicotine products

(1)A person must not, as part of a business activity, display an illicit nicotine product.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)A person must not, as part of a business activity, advertise an illicit nicotine product.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(3)A person must not, as part of a business activity, promote an illicit nicotine product.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(4)This section does not apply if the act constituting the offence is authorised or permitted under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth), chapter 5, part 5-1A.

s 109A ins 2024 No. 51 s 15

pt 5 hdg ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

110Application of pt 5

This part does not apply to a motor vehicle under part 6.

s 110 ins 2009 No. 44 s 177

111Definition for part

In this part—

bingo ...

s 111 def bingo om 2004 No. 47 s 33 (1)

bingo area ...

s 111 def bingo area om 2004 No. 47 s 33 (1)

bingo session ...

s 111 def bingo session om 2004 No. 47 s 33 (1)

common area ...

s 111 def common area om 2006 No. 46 s 286

community titles scheme ...

s 111 def community titles scheme amd 2006 No. 25 s 241 (2) sch 4

om 2006 No. 46 s 286

dining area ...

s 111 def dining area om 2004 No. 47 s 33 (1)

enclosed ...

s 111 def enclosed om 2004 No. 47 s 33 (1)

exempt vehicle ...

s 111 def exempt vehicle om 2009 No. 44 s 178

gaming table area ...

s 111 def gaming table area om 2004 No. 47 s 33 (1)

licensed premises ...

s 111 def licensed premises amd 2016 No. 6 s 6

om 2023 No. 16 s 26(2)

licensee ...

s 111 def licensee om 2023 No. 16 s 26(2)

lot ...

s 111 def lot amd 2006 No. 25 s 241 (2) sch 4

om 2006 No. 46 s 286

meal ...

s 111 def meal om 2004 No. 47 s 33 (1)

multi-unit residential accommodation ...

s 111 def multi-unit residential accommodation amd 2004 No. 47 s 33 (3)

om 2006 No. 46 s 286

occupier ...

s 111 def occupier om 2004 No. 47 s 33 (2)

premium gaming room means a room of a casino where—

(a)minimum or maximum bets are generally higher than elsewhere in the casino; and

(b)food or drink is generally provided free to casino customers.

s 111 def premium gaming room amd 2023 No. 16 s 26(3)

residential premises ...

s 111 def residential premises om 2004 No. 47 s 33 (2)

smoke ...

s 111 def smoke om 2004 No. 47 s 33 (2)

s 111 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26 (amd 2002 No. 22 s 3 (1))

amd 2023 No. 16 s 26(1)

112Person must not smoke in enclosed place

(1)A person must not smoke in an enclosed place.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to the following—

(a)residential premises, other than a part of residential premises being used for carrying on a business while 1 or more persons who do not reside at the premises are present in the part of the premises;

Example of a person who does not reside at the premises—

a person employed in the business

(b)multi-unit residential accommodation, other than the common areas of the accommodation;

(c)a premium gaming room.

(3)A person who performs in a theatre or other enclosed place does not commit an offence under this section by smoking during the performance if smoking is part of the performance.

(4)In this section—

common area, of multi-unit residential accommodation, means an area accessible to all, or a specified class of, residents of, or persons employed at, the accommodation.

Example—

a TV room or cooking facilities shared by all, or a specified class of, residents

residential premises does not include multi-unit residential accommodation.

s 112 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26 (amd 2002 No. 22 s 3 (2)–(3))

amd 2004 No. 47 s 34; 2006 No. 29 s 518 sch 3; 2006 No. 46 s 287; 2009 No. 44 s 179; 2014 No. 65 s 57; 2016 No. 6 s 7; 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

113No smoking sign

(1)This section applies in relation to each public entrance from an outdoor area to an enclosed place at any of the following premises—

(a)premises to which a commercial hotel licence or community club licence under the Liquor Act 1992 applies;

(b)premises, to which a commercial special facility licence under the Liquor Act 1992 applies, that contain all or part of a casino.

(2)The liquor licensee of the premises must display a no smoking sign at the entrance as prescribed under a regulation.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3)In this section—

no smoking sign means a sign—

(a)indicating that smoking is not permitted; and

(b)complying with the requirements prescribed under a regulation.

outdoor area means an area that is not an enclosed place.

s 113 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26 (amd 2002 No. 22 s 3 (4))

amd 2004 No. 47 s 36; 2007 No. 54 s 61; 2011 No. 41 s 69; 2016 No. 6 s 8; 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

114No food or drink to be provided while person continues smoking after being directed to stop

(1)This section applies if a person contravening section 112(1) is directed to stop smoking by—

(a)an authorised person; or

(b)an occupier of an enclosed place where the contravention is happening; or

(c)an employee or agent of an occupier mentioned in paragraph (b).

(2)If the person (the first person) does not comply with the direction and the first person is at a place where food or drink is provided, a person (the second person) conducting an on-site food service must not provide food or drink to the first person while the first person continues to contravene section 112(1).

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(3)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (2) for the second person to prove that the second person was not aware, and could not have reasonably been expected to be aware, that the contravention was happening.

s 114 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

amd 2004 No. 47 s 38; 2006 No. 46 s 288; 2023 No. 16 ss  27, 3 sch 1

115Offence by occupier

(1)If a person contravenes section 112(1), an occupier of the enclosed place where the contravention happens commits an offence.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the occupier to prove—

(a)the occupier was not aware, and could not have reasonably been expected to be aware, that the contravention was happening; or

(b)the occupier, or an employee or agent of the occupier—

(i)directed the person to stop smoking; and

(ii)told the person it was an offence not to comply with a direction to stop smoking.

s 115 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26

amd 2004 No. 47 s 39; 2006 No. 46 s 289; 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

pt 6 hdg ins 2009 No. 44 s 180

116Person must not smoke in motor vehicle being used for business use if anyone else in the vehicle

A person must not smoke in a motor vehicle if—

(a)the vehicle is on a road or road-related area; and

(b)the vehicle is being used for business use; and

(c)another person is in the vehicle.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

s 116 ins 2009 No. 44 s 180

117Person must not smoke in motor vehicle if person under 16 in the vehicle

A person must not smoke in a motor vehicle if—

(a)the vehicle is on a road or road-related area; and

(b)another person in the vehicle is under 16 years of age.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

s 117 ins 2009 No. 44 s 180

118Defence for s 117

It is a defence to a charge under section 117 for the defendant to prove that at the time of the offence the defendant honestly and reasonably believed that no person in the vehicle was under 16 years of age.

s 118 ins 2009 No. 44 s 180

amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

119Evidentiary provisions

(1)This section applies to a proceeding for an offence under this part.

(2)A statement in a charge of any of the following, in relation to the time or date mentioned in the charge, is evidence of the matter—

(a)a person was under 16 years of age;

(b)a thing was a smoking product;

(c)a thing was an illicit nicotine product;

(d)a thing was a motor vehicle;

(e)a place was a road or road-related area.

(3)Subsection (4) applies if a defendant intends to challenge either of the following at the hearing of a charge under this part—

(a)a person was under 16 years of age;

(b)a thing was a smoking product.

(4)The defendant must, at least 14 days before the day fixed for the hearing, give notice of the challenge to the prosecution in the approved form signed by the defendant.

(5)Evidence by a police officer of his or her belief of any matter mentioned in subsection (6) must be accepted by the court as proof of the matter if —

(a)the court considers the belief to be reasonable; and

(b)there is no evidence to the contrary.

(6)The matters to which the previous subsection applies are—

(a)a person seen by the police officer in a motor vehicle was under 16 years of age; and

(b)a thing being smoked by someone in a motor vehicle was a smoking product.

s 119 ins 2009 No. 44 s 180

amd 2024 No. 51 s 16

pt 7 hdg ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

pt 7 div 1 hdg ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

120Application of part

This part does not apply to an enclosed place, other than an enclosed place that is a vehicle or part of a vehicle.

s 120 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

pt 7 div 2 hdg ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

121Meaning of major sports facility

A major sports facility is a facility declared to be a major sports facility under the Major Sports Facilities Act 2001.

s 121 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

122Person must not smoke at major sports facility

(1)A person must not smoke at a major sports facility.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to the following areas of a major sports facility—

(a)a road or carpark;

(b)a picnic area or area of parkland.

s 122 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

123Offence by occupier

(1)If a person contravenes section 122(1), the occupier of the major sports facility, or of the part of the facility, where the contravention happened, commits an offence.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the occupier to prove—

(a)the occupier was not aware, and could not have reasonably been expected to be aware, that the contravention was happening; or

(b)the occupier, or an employee or agent of the occupier—

(i)directed the person to stop smoking; and

(ii)told the person it was an offence not to comply with a direction to stop smoking.

s 123 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

pt 7 div 3 hdg ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

124Definitions for division

In this division—

major event facility means the major event area prescribed by regulation for a major event under the Major Events Act 2014, for the period the area is a major event area under that Act.

major event organiser has the meaning given in the Major Events Act 2014.

s 124 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

125Person must not smoke at major event facility

(1)A person must not smoke at a major event facility.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply if the person—

(a)is in a nominated outdoor smoking place; and

(b)is not consuming food or drink.

(3)In this section—

nominated outdoor smoking place means a clearly designated part, or parts, of an outdoor area of a major event facility—

(a)where smoking is not otherwise prohibited under this Act; and

(b)established by the major event organiser as an area where—

(i)smoking is permitted; and

(ii)food or drink is not to be consumed.

Example for paragraph (a)—

Smoking is prohibited within 10m of children’s playground equipment.

s 125 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

126Offence by major event organiser

(1)If a person contravenes section 125(1), the major event organiser of the major event facility, or the part of the facility, where the contravention happened, commits an offence.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the major event organiser to prove—

(a)the major event organiser was not aware, and could not have reasonably been expected to be aware, that the contravention was happening; or

(b)the major event organiser, or an employee or agent of the major event organiser—

(i)directed the person to stop smoking; and

(ii)told the person it was an offence not to comply with a direction to stop smoking.

s 126 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

pt 7 div 4 hdg ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

127Person must not smoke at or near health facility

(1)A person must not smoke at a health facility.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)A person must not smoke on land within 5m beyond the boundary of a health facility (the buffer zone).

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to a person—

(a)in the buffer zone at residential premises or on residential land; or

(b)in the buffer zone at business premises; or

(c)travelling through the buffer zone in a motor vehicle.

(4)In this section—

health facility means—

(a)land on which a private health facility is situated; or

(b)land on which a Service provides a health service.

health service means a service for maintaining, improving, restoring or managing people’s health and wellbeing, but does not include a service provided at a residential aged care facility.

private health facility see the Private Health Facilities Act 1999, section 8.

residential aged care facility see section 131(5).

s 127 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

pt 7 div 5 hdg ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

128Person must not smoke at or near school facility

(1)A person must not smoke at a school facility.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)A person must not smoke on land within 5m beyond the boundary of a school facility (the buffer zone).

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to a person—

(a)in the buffer zone at residential premises or on residential land; or

(b)in the buffer zone at business premises; or

(c)travelling through the buffer zone in a motor vehicle.

(4)In this section—

non-State school means an accredited school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017.

school community, for a school, means the students, teachers, parents of students, visitors and other employees for the school.

school facility means land on which—

(a)a State school provides an educational program under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006; or

(b)a non-State school provides primary education, secondary education or special education under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017; or

(c)a State school or non-State school provides other educational instruction or activities; or

(d)a carpark is located if the carpark is—

(i)adjacent to a school mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); and

(ii)provided for the exclusive use of the school community of the school.

State school means a state educational institution within the meaning of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006, schedule 4.

s 128 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

amd 2017 No. 24 s 260; 2023 No. 16 ss 31, 3 sch 1

pt 7 div 6 hdg ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

129Person must not smoke at public swimming facility

(1)A person must not smoke at a public swimming facility.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)In this section—

associated area, for a swimming pool, means any of the following—

(a)an area rising from within the pool or a platform over the pool;

(b)an area providing access to the pool;

(c)an area adjacent to the pool provided for persons to observe swimmers in the pool, change their clothing or sunbathe;

(d)diving boards and water slides for the pool;

(e)a kiosk and seating area adjacent to the pool;

(f)if the area surrounding the pool is enclosed by a fence or wall—the entire area enclosed by the fence or wall.

public swimming facility—

(a)means a swimming pool that is owned or operated by a local government and is open to the public for swimming, whether or not on payment of money; and

(b)includes the associated area for the swimming pool.

s 129 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

pt 7 div 7 hdg ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

130Person must not smoke at or near early childhood education and care facility

(1)A person must not smoke at an early childhood education and care facility.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)A person must not smoke on land within 5m beyond the boundary of an early childhood education and care facility (the buffer zone).

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person at an early childhood education and care facility if—

(a)the facility is also residential premises; and

(b)at the relevant time, the facility is not being used to provide an early childhood education and care service.

(4)Subsection (2) does not apply to a person—

(a)in the buffer zone at residential premises or on residential land; or

(b)in the buffer zone at business premises; or

(c)travelling through the buffer zone in a motor vehicle.

(5)For an early childhood education and care facility that is also residential premises, it is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) or (2) for a person to prove that the person was not aware, and could not have reasonably been expected to be aware, that the premises were an early childhood education and care facility.

(6)In this section—

early childhood education and care facility means land on which an early childhood education and care service is provided.

early childhood education and care service means—

(a)a Queensland approved education and care service under the Education and Care Services Act 2013; or

(b)an approved education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011.

s 130 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

pt 7 div 8 hdg ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

131Person must not smoke at or near residential aged care facility

(1)A person must not smoke at a residential aged care facility.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)A person must not smoke on land within 5m beyond the boundary of a residential aged care facility (the buffer zone).

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3)Subsection (1) does not apply to a person within a nominated outdoor smoking place.

(4)Subsection (2) does not apply to a person—

(a)in the buffer zone at residential premises or on residential land; or

(b)in the buffer zone at business premises; or

(c)travelling through the buffer zone in a motor vehicle.

(5)In this section—

home-based aged care means residential premises where aged care is provided to a person.

nominated outdoor smoking place means a clearly designated part, or parts, of an outdoor area of a residential aged care facility—

(a)where smoking is not otherwise prohibited under this Act; and

(b)established by the occupier of the facility as an area where smoking is permitted.

Example for paragraph (a)—

Smoking is prohibited within 10m of children’s playground equipment.

residential aged care facility—

(a)means land on which a facility used to provide aged care is situated; but

(b)does not include—

(i)a retirement village; or

(ii)home-based aged care.

retirement village means premises where older members of the community or retired persons reside, or are to reside, in independent living units or serviced units.

s 131 ins 2016 No. 6 s 9

amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

pt 8 hdg ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

pt 8 div 1 hdg ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

pt 8 div 1 sdiv 1 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 36

132Meaning of outdoor eating or drinking place

(1)A place is an outdoor eating or drinking place if—

(a)the place is not an enclosed place or residential premises; and

(b)persons at the place may consume food or drink provided from an on-site food service; and

(c)any of the following apply—

(i)a person would reasonably expect the place has been provided for the purpose of consuming food or drink provided from an on-site food service;

Examples—

•an area on a footpath outside a cafe or takeaway food store containing tables and chairs

•an outdoor area at a shopping centre, surrounded by food outlets, apparently provided for customers to use while consuming food or drink purchased from the outlets

(ii)the place is bounded by a fence;

Examples—

•a fenced sporting ground at which persons may consume food or drink purchased at the ground

•an area of a park, temporarily fenced off, at which a cultural festival is being conducted and where persons may consume food or drink purchased at the festival

(iii)the place is liquor licensed premises.

(2)However, a place is an outdoor eating and drinking place only while—

(a)food or drink is being provided, or is available to be provided, from an on-site food service; or

(b)food or drink provided from an on-site food service is being consumed at the place.

(3)Food or drink is taken to be provided from an on-site food service whether it is—

(a)served to a person in the outdoor eating or drinking place by or for the person conducting the on-site food service; or

(b)taken by a person from the on-site food service for consumption in the outdoor eating or drinking place.

(4)In this section—

provide, food or drink, includes distribute, give or sell the food or drink.

residential premises does not include multi-unit residential accommodation.

s 132 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

sub 2006 No. 46 s 290

amd 2007 No. 28 s 45; 2016 No. 6 s 10; 2023 No. 16 ss 37, 3 sch 1

133Person must not smoke at outdoor eating or drinking place

(1)A person must not smoke at an outdoor eating or drinking place.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)A person must not smoke on land within 5m beyond the boundary of an outdoor eating or drinking place (the buffer zone).

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to a person—

(a)in the buffer zone at residential premises or on residential land; or

(b)in the buffer zone at business premises; or

(c)travelling through the buffer zone in a motor vehicle or on personal transport; or

(d)walking through the buffer zone.

(4)This section does not apply to—

(a)a smoking area set aside under section 134 or 144; or

(b)a designated outdoor smoking area.

s 133 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

amd 2023 No. 16 s 38

134Smoking area at outdoor eating or drinking place

(1)An occupier of an outdoor eating or drinking place may set aside a part of the place as an area in which smoking is allowed (a smoking area) if—

(a)smoking in the area is not prohibited under this Act, other than under section 133; or

Example—

An occupier may not set aside, as a smoking area, an area within 5m of an entrance to an enclosed place, because smoking in that area is prohibited under section 147.

(b)food or drink is not served in the area or the buffers for the area; or

(c)entertainment is not offered in the area or the buffers for the area.

(2)An occupier of an outdoor eating or drinking place establishes a smoking area at the place by—

(a)posting a diagram or other notice clearly showing the limits of the area and the buffers for the area; and

(b)posting a prominent sign in the area indicating the area as the only part of the outdoor eating or drinking place in which people may smoke; and

(c)posting a prominent sign in or around the area directing people not to eat or drink within the area or the buffers for the area.

(3)If an occupier of an outdoor eating or drinking place establishes a smoking area at the place, the area must be surrounded by a buffer that is at least 2m wide and wholly contained within the place.

(4)For subsection (3), a buffer may be a space, an object or a structure.

(5)The occupier of an outdoor eating or drinking place must not set aside a part of the place as an area in which smoking is allowed other than in compliance with subsections (1) to (3).

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(6)This section does not apply to an occupier that is the licensee of—

(a)premises to which a commercial hotel licence or community club licence under the Liquor Act 1992 applies; or

(b)premises, to which a commercial special facility licence under the Liquor Act 1992 applies, that contain all or part of a casino.

s 134 ins 2023 No. 16 s 39

135No food or drink to be provided while person continues smoking after being directed to stop

(1)This section applies if a person contravening section 133(1) or (2) is directed to stop smoking by—

(a)an authorised person; or

(b)an occupier of the outdoor eating or drinking place where the contravention is happening; or

(c)an employee or agent of an occupier mentioned in paragraph (b).

(2)If the person (the first person) does not comply with the direction, a person (the second person) conducting an on-site food service must not provide food or drink to the first person while the first person continues to contravene section 133(1) or (2).

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(3)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (2) for the second person to prove that the second person was not aware, and could not have reasonably been expected to be aware, that the contravention was happening.

s 135 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

amd 2006 No. 46 s 291; 2023 No. 16 ss 40,  3 sch 1

136Offence by occupier

(1)If a person contravenes section 133(1), the occupier of the outdoor eating or drinking place where the contravention happens commits an offence.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the occupier to prove—

(a)the occupier was not aware, and could not have reasonably been expected to be aware, that the contravention was happening; or

(b)the occupier, or an employee or agent of the occupier—

(i)directed the person to stop smoking; and

(ii)told the person it was an offence not to comply with a direction to stop smoking.

s 136 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

pt 8 div 1 sdiv 2 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 41

137Designating an outdoor smoking area

(1)This section applies to the liquor licensee of—

(a)premises to which a commercial hotel licence or community club licence under the Liquor Act 1992 applies; or

(b)premises, to which a commercial special facility licence under the Liquor Act 1992 applies, that contain all or part of a casino.

(2)The liquor licensee may designate a part of the licensed outdoor area of the premises as an area in which drinking and smoking is allowed (a designated outdoor smoking area) by posting a diagram or other notice clearly showing the limits of the area.

(3)There may be more than 1 designated outdoor smoking area at the premises.

(4)The liquor licensee must not designate a part or parts of the licensed outdoor area of the premises under subsection (2) other than in compliance with this section.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(5)The total area of the designated outdoor smoking area or areas must not be more than 50% of the whole licensed outdoor area of the premises.

(6)Each designated outdoor smoking area must have buffers on its perimeter wherever it is adjacent to other parts of the premises ordinarily accessed by customers.

(7)Each buffer must be—

(a)a screen, impervious to smoke, at least 2.1m high; or

(b)an area, at least 2m wide, in which customers are not permitted to eat, drink or smoke.

Examples—

•an artificial screen, 2.1m high

•a garden or pathway, 2m wide

(8)For subsection (7)(a), the height of a screen is to be measured as if the base of the screen were level with the highest point of the ground or floor within 1m on either side of the screen.

(9)For a buffer mentioned in subsection (7)(b), at least half of its area must be taken from the area that would otherwise form part of the designated outdoor smoking area.

(10)If a buffer includes a door, the door must remain closed unless customers or employees of the premises are using the door to enter or exit the designated outdoor smoking area.

(11)If a buffer includes a window, the window must remain closed while the designated outdoor smoking area is being used.

(12)There may not be a designated outdoor smoking area at the premises if any part of the licensed outdoor area of the premises has been set aside as a smoking area under section 134.

s 137 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

amd 2006 No. 46 s 292; 2008 No. 48 s 59 (1) sch 1; 2011 No. 41 s 70; 2023 No. 16 ss 42, 3 sch 1

138Obligations of liquor licensee of premises with designated outdoor smoking area

(1)This section applies to the liquor licensee of premises at which there is a designated outdoor smoking area.

(2)The liquor licensee must ensure that, in the designated outdoor smoking area—

(a)no food or drink is served; and

(b)no food is consumed; and

(c)no entertainment is offered; and

(d)there are no gaming machines; and

(e)there are no children in the area.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(3)Subsection (2)(e) does not apply in relation to a child if the child merely walks through the designated outdoor smoking area.

(4)The liquor licensee must ensure the designated outdoor smoking area and its buffers comply with section 137(5) to (8).

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(5)The liquor licensee must—

(a)prepare, and keep up-to-date, a smoking management plan complying with section 139; and

(b)display a notice in or near the designated outdoor smoking area stating that the smoking management plan is available for perusal by customers on request; and

(c)make the plan available for perusal on request by a customer; and

(d)produce the plan for inspection on request by an authorised person.

Maximum penalty—70 penalty units.

(6)The liquor licensee must not allow anyone to smoke anywhere in the licensed outdoor area of the premises other than the designated outdoor smoking area.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

s 138 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

amd 2006 No. 46 s 293; 2023 No. 16 ss 43, 3 sch 1

139Smoking management plans

(1)A smoking management plan is a document, prepared for premises at which there is a designated outdoor smoking area, stating how smoking is managed at the premises with the aim of reducing smoking at the premises.

(2)A smoking management plan must—

(a)identify the designated outdoor smoking area; and

(b)identify the outdoor areas where food is provided; and

(c)identify the buffers under section 137; and

(d)state how the liquor licensee will minimise the exposure of employees and customers to environmental tobacco smoke; and

(e)describe the training or instruction given to employees to ensure this Act and the plan are complied with; and

Example—

training to ensure customers do not smoke outside the designated outdoor smoking area or take food into that area

(f)provide for signage that clearly identifies where smoking is or is not allowed; and

(g)include any other matters prescribed under a regulation.

s 139 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

pt 8 div 2 hdg ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

sub 2014 No. 60 s 103; 2016 No. 6 s 11

140Person must not smoke within government precinct

(1)A person must not smoke within a government precinct, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)It is a reasonable excuse for subsection (1) that the person was not remaining at the government precinct but was merely passing through the precinct.

(3)In this section—

government precinct means land—

(a)adjoining a building occupied by—

(i)the State; or

(ii)the Legislative Assembly; or

(iii)a court or tribunal; or

(iv)an entity that represents the State; or

(v)another entity established by an Act; and

(b)prescribed by regulation.

s 140 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

sub 2014 No. 60 s 104; 2016 No. 6 s 11

amd 2023 No. 16 s 44

pt 8 div 3 hdg prev pt 2C div 2A hdg ins 2014 No. 65 s 59

om 2016 No. 6 s 11

pres pt 8 div 3 hdg ins 2023 No. 16 s 46

141 Person must not smoke at an outdoor market

(1)A person must not smoke at an outdoor market.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a smoking area set aside under section 144.

s 141 prev s 26ZE ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

amd 2014 No. 60 s 105 sch 1

sub 2016 No. 6 s 11

om 2023 No. 16 s 45

pres s 141 ins 2023 No. 16 s 46

142 Person must not smoke near entrance to outdoor market

(1)A person must not smoke outside an outdoor market within 5m of any part of a clearly designated entrance to, or exit from, an outdoor market, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a person—

(a)at residential premises or on residential land; or

(b)at business premises; or

(c)travelling past the entrance in a motor vehicle or on personal transport; or

(d)walking past the entrance.

s 142 prev s 26ZF ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

amd 2014 No. 60 s 105 sch 1

om 2016 No. 6 s 11

pres s 142 ins 2023 No. 16 s 46

143 Offence by organiser

(1)If a person contravenes section 141(1), the organiser of the outdoor market commits an offence.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the organiser of the outdoor market to prove that—

(a)the organiser was not aware, and could not have reasonably been expected to be aware, that the contravention was happening; or

(b)the organiser, or an employee or agent of the organiser—

(i)directed the person to stop smoking; and

(ii)told the person it was an offence not to comply with the direction to stop smoking.

s 143 prev s 26ZG ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

amd 2014 No. 60 s 105 sch 1

om 2016 No. 6 s 11

pres s 143 ins 2023 No. 16 s 46

144 Smoking area

(1)The organiser of an outdoor market may set aside a part of the market as an area in which smoking is allowed (a smoking area) if smoking in the area would not be prohibited under this Act, other than under section 141.

Example—

An organiser of an outdoor market may not set aside, as a smoking area, an area within 5m of an entrance to an enclosed place, because smoking in that area is prohibited under section 147.

(2)The organiser of an outdoor market establishes a smoking area at the market by—

(a)posting a diagram or other notice clearly showing the limits of the area; and

(b)posting a prominent sign in the area indicating the area as the only part of the market in which people may smoke; and

(c)posting a prominent sign in or around the area directing people not to eat or drink within the area or within 5m of the boundary of the area.

(3)The organiser of an outdoor market must not set aside a part of the market as an area in which smoking is allowed other than in compliance with subsections (1) and (2).

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

s 144 prev s 26ZGA ins 2014 No. 65 s 59

om 2016 No. 6 s 11

pres s 144 ins 2023 No. 16 s 46

pt 8 div 4 hdg ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

145Person must not smoke at a patrolled beach

(1)A person must not smoke in a patrolled beach area of a patrolled beach.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)In this section—

line means an imaginary line.

patrolled beach is a beach on which red and yellow flags mark the boundaries for safe swimming at the beach.

patrolled beach area, of a patrolled beach, is the area within—

(a)a line, at right angles to 1 end of a straight line between the flags, extending seawards for 50m and landwards to the extent of any registered land; and

(b)another straight line, at right angles to the other end of the line between the flags, extending seawards for 50m and landwards to the extent of any registered land; and

(c)a line joining the landward ends of the lines mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) that follows the boundary of any registered land; and

(d)a straight line joining the seaward ends of the lines mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).

registered land means—

(a)freehold land on the freehold land register under the Land Title Act 1994; or

(b)leasehold land, road, reserve, trust land, licence, permit or State Housing lease, recorded on a register under the Land Act 1994.

seawards means in the direction of the water to which the flags relate.

s 145 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

146Person must not smoke at a prescribed outdoor swimming area

(1)A person must not smoke at a prescribed outdoor swimming area between sunrise and sunset.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)In this section—

outdoor swimming area means an area in, or adjacent to, a pool or other body of water used by the public for swimming.

Example—

an artificial beach

prescribed outdoor swimming area means an outdoor swimming area, or part of an outdoor swimming area, prescribed under a regulation.

s 146 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

147Person must not smoke near an entrance to an enclosed place

(1)A person must not smoke within 5m of any part of an entrance to an enclosed place, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to an entrance that is an entrance only to—

(a)residential premises; or

(b)multi-unit residential accommodation; or

(c)premises to which a commercial hotel licence or community club licence under the Liquor Act 1992 applies; or

(d)premises, to which a commercial special facility licence under the Liquor Act 1992 applies, that contain all or part of a casino; or

(e)a vehicle or part of a vehicle.

(3)Subsection (1) does not apply to a person in a motor vehicle passing the entrance.

(4)It is a reasonable excuse for subsection (1) that the person was not remaining at or near the entrance but was merely passing the entrance.

(5)Subsection (1) applies to an entrance only while either of the following types of access to the enclosed place is available by the entrance—

(a)public access;

(b)the access usually available by the entrance to enable the place to be used in a way it is ordinarily used.

(6)In this section—

residential premises does not include multi-unit residential accommodation.

s 147 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

amd 2006 No. 46 s 294; 2008 No. 48 s 59 (1) sch 1; 2016 No. 6 s 12; 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

148Person must not smoke near children’s playground equipment

(1)A person must not smoke within 10m of any part of children’s playground equipment situated at a place that is ordinarily open to the public.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a)a person in a motor vehicle; or

(b)a person at residential premises or on residential land.

(3)In this section—

residential premises does not include multi-unit residential accommodation.

s 148 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40

amd 2006 No. 46 s 295; 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

149 Person must not smoke at outdoor pedestrian mall

(1)A person must not smoke at an outdoor pedestrian mall.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)In this section—

outdoor pedestrian mall means each of the following—

(a)a mall established under the City of Brisbane Act 2010, section 88;

(b)a mall established under the Local Government Act 2009, section 80A;

(c)a mall continued as a mall under the City of Brisbane Act 2010, section 258.

s 149 ins 2016 No. 6 s 13

150Person must not smoke at or near public transport waiting point

(1)A person must not smoke at a public transport waiting point.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)A person must not smoke on land within 5m beyond a public transport waiting point (the buffer zone), unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3)For subsection (2), a person outside the buffer zone is taken to be within the buffer zone if the person is in a queue that starts at the public transport waiting point or in the buffer zone.

(4)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person at a place where smoking is prohibited under the Transport Infrastructure (Rail) Regulation 2017 or the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018.

(5)Subsection (2) does not apply to a person—

(a)in the buffer zone at residential premises or on residential land; or

(b)in the buffer zone at business premises; or

(c)travelling through the buffer zone in a motor vehicle.

(6)It is a reasonable excuse for subsection (2) that the person was not remaining in the buffer zone but was merely passing through the buffer zone.

(7)In this section—

public passenger vehicle means any of the following, as defined in the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994, used to transport members of the public—

(a)a fixed track vehicle;

(b)a bus;

(c)a ferry;

(d)a taxi;

(e)a limousine;

(f)a booked hire vehicle.

public transport waiting point means any of the following—

(a)a sign indicating that it is a drop-off or collection point for a public passenger vehicle;

(b)shelter or seating provided for persons waiting at a drop-off or collection point for a public passenger vehicle;

(c)a terminal, jetty, pontoon, platform or landing for the arrival and departure of a public passenger vehicle.

s 150 ins 2016 No. 6 s 13

amd 2017 No. 18 s 37 sch 1; 2019 No. 24 s 106; 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

151 Person must not smoke at or near skate park

(1)A person must not smoke within 10m of any part of a skate park.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a person—

(a)at residential premises or on residential land; or

(b)at business premises; or

(c)travelling in a motor vehicle.

(3)In this section—

skate park—

(a)means a part of a public place constructed for the purpose of riding or skating any of the following around or over obstacles, jumps and uneven surfaces—

(i)bicycles;

(ii)rollerblades or rollerskates;

(iii)skateboards;

(iv)scooters; but

(b)does not include a bicycle path, a footpath or a path shared by cyclists and pedestrians.

s 151 ins 2016 No. 6 s 13

amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

152 Person must not smoke at or near organised under-age sporting event or organised children’s activity

(1)A person must not smoke at a sporting ground or the viewing area for a water sport during—

(a)an organised under-age sporting event; or

(b)a training or practice session to prepare for an organised under-age sporting event; or

(c)any break or interval during the organised under-age sporting event or the training or practice session.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)A person must not smoke in that part of a park or on a similarly defined area of land being used for an organised children’s activity.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3)A person must not smoke on land within 10m beyond the boundary of any of the following places (the buffer zone) when smoking is prohibited under subsection (1) or (2)—

(a)a sporting ground;

(b)the viewing area for a water sport;

(c)that part of a park or a similarly defined area of land being used for an organised children’s activity.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4)Subsection (3) does not apply to a person—

(a)in the buffer zone at residential premises or on residential land; or

(b)in the buffer zone at business premises; or

(c)travelling through the buffer zone in a motor vehicle.

(5)To remove any doubt, it is declared that if an organised children’s activity is being conducted in a park or on other land, the activity is not taken to use the entire park or land merely because the activity is being conducted in the park or on the land.

(6)In this section—

organised children’s activity—

(a)means an outdoor activity—

(i)conducted by an association or club; and

(ii)organised in advance; and

(iii)organised for the participation of children; but

Example—

a supervised activity for Scouts or Girl Guides

(b)does not include—

(i)an excursion; or

(ii)attendance at a public event; or

(iii)a parade in a public place and intended to be viewed by the public.

Example for subparagraph (iii)—

a street parade

organised under-age sporting event means a sporting event—

(a)organised in advance; and

(b)organised or intended for, or predominately participated in by, children; and

(c)conducted by a professional or amateur sporting body or educational institution according to established rules.

skate park see section 151(3).

sporting ground—

(a)

means 1 or more of the following places (each a playing area)—

(i)a court, field or oval marked for use to play 1 or more sports;

Examples—

a soccer field, a cricket oval, a tennis or basketball court

(ii)a running track;

(iii)a racing track for bicycles;

(iv)a textured surface used for athletics; and

(b)includes—

(i)any area, seating or other structure provided for persons to observe players and competitors at the playing area; and

(ii)any area reserved for players, competitors, umpires or other officials for a game being played at the playing area; and

(iii)any waiting or warm-up area for players or competitors waiting to enter the playing area; but

(c)does not include a bicycle path, a skate park, a path shared by cyclists and pedestrians or a horse racing track.

viewing area, for a water sport, means the area set aside for viewing the water sport.

s 152 ins 2016 No. 6 s 13

amd 2023 No. 16 ss 47, 3 sch 1

153Person must not smoke at national park

(1)A person must not smoke at a national park, or part of a national park, prescribed by regulation.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)Before recommending the making of a regulation under subsection (1), the Minister must obtain written consent to its making from the Minister responsible for the management of national parks.

(3)In this section—

national park means a national park under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.

s 153 ins 2016 No. 6 s 13

pt 8 div 5 hdg ins 2009 No. 44 s 181

sub 2016 No. 6 s 16

154 Local government may make local laws prohibiting smoking at other outdoor public places

(1)Subsection (2) applies if this Act does not regulate smoking at an outdoor public place.

(2)A local government may make a local law, including a subordinate local law, prohibiting smoking at the place if the place is in the local government’s local government area.

(3)A local law made under subsection (2) must not provide for a penalty of more than 20 penalty units for a contravention of the law.

s 154 ins 2009 No. 44 s 181

sub 2016 No. 6 s 16

155 Consultation

If—

(a)a local government proposes to make a local law under section 154; and

(b)the local law is not subject to consultation requirements under the Local Government Act 2009, section 29A or the City of Brisbane Act 2010, section 31;

the local government must consult with the department about the proposed local law before making it.

s 155 ins 2009 No. 44 s 181

sub 2016 No. 6 s 16

156 State may require report from local government about local law

(1)This section applies to a local law made by a local government under this division.

(2)The chief executive, by written notice, may ask a local government to give the chief executive information about the local government’s administration and enforcement of the local law.

(3)The local government must comply with the request.

s 156 ins 2009 No. 44 s 181

sub 2016 No. 6 s 16

157 Fines payable for contravention of local law payable to local government

If—

(a)a proceeding for an offence is taken for a contravention of a local law made by a local government under this division; and

(b)a court imposes a fine for the offence;

the fine must be paid to the local government.

s 157 ins 2009 No. 44 s 181

sub 2016 No. 6 s 16

pt 9 hdg ins 2004 No. 47 s 40A

sub 2006 No. 46 s 296

158 Sale, supply and display of ice pipes

(1)A person must not—

(a)sell an ice pipe or a component of an ice pipe; or

(b)supply an ice pipe, or a component of an ice pipe, as part of a business activity; or

(c)display an ice pipe, or a component of an ice pipe—

(i)in a shop; or

(ii)near, and in connection with, a shop.

Note—

‘Sell’ in paragraph (a) includes expose for sale. See the schedule, definition sell.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the person to prove that an ice pipe, or a component of an ice pipe, is designed primarily to be used for a purpose other than administering a dangerous drug.

Examples of devices designed primarily to be used for another purpose—

aluminium foil, spoons, test tubes

(3)For subsection (2), evidence of a disclaimer does not, of itself, prove that the ice pipe or component of an ice pipe is designed primarily to be used for a purpose other than administering a dangerous drug.

(4)In this section—

component, of an ice pipe, means a device that—

(a)is apparently intended to be part of an ice pipe; and

(b)

is not capable of being used for administering a dangerous drug in the way described in the definition ice pipe without an adjustment, modification or addition.

disclaimer means a statement on, or made in relation to, the ice pipe or component of an ice pipe, at or before the time of the commission of the alleged offence, to the effect that the ice pipe or component is designed or intended to be used for a purpose that is not a purpose related to administering a dangerous drug.

ice pipe means a device capable of being used for administering a dangerous drug by the drawing of smoke or fumes resulting from heating or burning the drug, in the device, in the drug’s crystal, powder, oil or base form.

s 158 (prev s 26ZPA) ins 2007 No. 28 s 46

renum 2009 No. 44 s 182

amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

159Sale, supply and display of bongs

(1)A person must not—

(a)sell a bong or a component of a bong; or

(b)supply a bong, or a component of a bong, as part of a business activity; or

(c)display a bong, or a component of a bong—

(i)in a shop; or

(ii)near, and in connection with, a shop.

Note—

‘Sell’ in paragraph (a) includes expose for sale. See the schedule, definition sell.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the person to prove that a bong, or a component of a bong, is designed primarily to be used for a purpose other than administering a dangerous drug.

Examples of devices designed primarily to be used for another purpose—

buckets, garden hoses, water bottles

(3)For subsection (2), evidence of a disclaimer does not, of itself, prove that the bong or component of a bong is designed primarily to be used for a purpose other than administering a dangerous drug.

(4)In this section—

bong—

(a)means a device capable of being used for administering a dangerous drug by the drawing of smoke or fumes, resulting from heating or burning the drug in or on the device, through water or another liquid in the device; but

(b)does not include a hookah.

component, of a bong, means a device that—

(a)is apparently intended to be part of a bong; and

(b)is not capable of being used for administering a dangerous drug in the way described in the definition bong, paragraph (a), without an adjustment, modification or addition.

disclaimer means a statement on, or made in relation to, the bong or component of a bong, at or before the time of the commission of the alleged offence, to the effect that the bong or component is designed or intended to be used for a purpose that is not a purpose related to administering a dangerous drug.

s 159 ins 2004 No. 47 s 40A

sub 2007 No. 28 s 47

amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

160 Display of hookahs

(1)A person must not display in a shop more than the number of hookahs prescribed under a regulation.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)For subsection (1)—

(a)the display of a part of a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah; and

(b)the display of packaging for a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah if—

(i)the packaging includes a picture of a hookah; or

(ii)the packaging includes a statement that the package is for a hookah; and

(c)the display of a static or moving image of a hookah or a part of a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah.

(3)For subsection (2)(b), it is irrelevant whether the packaging contains a hookah or a part of a hookah.

s 160 ins 2007 No. 28 s 47

amd 2016 No. 6 s 17; 2023 No. 16 s 49

161 Supply or possession of illicit tobacco as part of business activities

(1)A person must not, as part of a business activity, supply illicit tobacco.

Maximum penalty—2,000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment, or both.

Note—

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).

(2)A person must not, as part of a business activity, store or otherwise be in possession of illicit tobacco at—

(a)the premises where the business activity is conducted; or

(b)another premises, including, for example, a storage shed or vehicle, connected with the premises where the business activity is conducted.

Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment, or both.

Note—

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).

(3)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to an act of the person that is done as an employee, or otherwise acting on behalf, of another person.

(4)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (2) for the person to prove that the illicit tobacco is for personal use by the person or an employee of the person.

(5)Subsection (4) does not apply if the quantity of illicit tobacco is a commercial quantity.

(6)In this section—

commercial quantity, for illicit tobacco, means more than the quantity prescribed by regulation for this definition.

s 161 ins 2023 No. 16 s 50

sub 2024 No. 51 s 17

161A Supply or possession of illicit nicotine products as part of business activities

(1)A person must not, as part of a business activity, supply an illicit nicotine product.

Maximum penalty—2,000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment, or both.

Note—

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).

(2)A person must not, as part of a business activity, store or otherwise be in possession of an illicit nicotine product at—

(a)the premises where the business activity is conducted; or

(b)another premises, including, for example, a storage shed or vehicle, connected with the premises where the business activity is conducted.

Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment, or both.

Note—

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).

(3)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to an act of the person that is done as an employee, or otherwise acting on behalf, of another person.

(4)Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the supply of an illicit nicotine product if—

(a)the illicit nicotine product is vaping goods; and

(b)were the person to be charged with an offence under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth), section 41QB in relation to the supply of the illicit nicotine product, the person would be entitled to claim an exception in relation to the supply under that section.

(5)Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to the possession of an illicit nicotine product if—

(a)the illicit nicotine product is vaping goods; and

(b)were the person to be charged with an offence under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth), section 41QC or 41QD in relation to the possession of the illicit nicotine product, the person would be entitled to claim an exception in relation to the possession under—

(i)section 41QC(12), (13) and (14); or

(ii)section 41QD(6), (7) and (8).

(6)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (2) for the person to prove that the illicit nicotine product is stored or possessed for personal use by the person or an employee of the person.

(7)However, if the illicit nicotine product is vaping goods, subsection (6) does not apply if the quantity of vaping goods is more than the permitted quantity.

(8)In this section—

permitted quantity, for vaping goods, means the quantity prescribed by regulation for this definition.

s 161A ins 2024 No. 51 s 17

161B Supply of illicit tobacco or illicit nicotine products by employees at retail outlets etc.

(1)This section applies in relation to the supply of illicit tobacco or an illicit nicotine product by a person—

(a)acting as the employee of another person (the principal); or

(b)otherwise acting on behalf of another person (also the principal).

(2)The person must not supply illicit tobacco or an illicit nicotine product at—

(a)a retail outlet; or

(b)premises at which an illicit nicotine product is available for sale by retail; or

(c)a wholesale outlet; or

(d)premises at which an illicit nicotine product is available for sale by wholesale.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to the supply of an illicit nicotine product if the principal would be entitled to claim the benefit of an exception in relation to the supply of the product under section 161A(4).

s 161B ins 2024 No. 51 s 17

161C Supply of illicit nicotine products by other adults to children

(1)This section does not apply in relation to the supply of an illicit nicotine product—

(a)by a person acting as the employee of, or otherwise on behalf of, another person; or

(b)by another person as part of a business activity.

(2)An adult must not supply an illicit nicotine product to a child (the relevant person).

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(3)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (2) for the defendant to prove that at the time of the offence the defendant honestly and reasonably believed that the relevant person was an adult.

s 161C ins 2024 No. 51 s 17

162Supply of smokeless tobacco products

A person must not, without lawful authority or excuse, supply a smokeless tobacco product to another person.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

s 162 ins 2006 No. 46 s 297

163Supply of objects resembling tobacco products

(1)A person must not, as part of a business activity, supply to a person an object, other than a tobacco product, that resembles a tobacco product.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)For subsection (1), an object resembles a tobacco product if the object—

(a)has an appearance that is likely to cause a reasonable person to consider the object resembles a tobacco product or tobacco product package; or

(b)is contained in a package that is likely to cause a reasonable person to consider the package resembles a tobacco product package; or

(c)is declared under a regulation to resemble a tobacco product or tobacco product package.

s 163 (prev s 24) amd 2001 No. 20 s 23; 2004 No. 47 s 17

renum and reloc 2006 No. 46 s 273

amd 2011 No. 41 s 71; 2014 No. 65 s 60; 2024 No. 51 s 18

164Sale of confectionary-flavoured or fruit-flavoured cigarettes

(1)A person must not sell a cigarette that is confectionary-flavoured or fruit-flavoured.

Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a menthol-flavoured cigarette.

s 164 ins 2011 No. 41 s 72

pt 10 hdg ins 2016 No. 6 s 18

165State and local governments administer particular provisions

(1)Both the State and local governments have a role in administering the following provisions (the relevant provisions)—

(a)part 7, divisions 4 to 8;

(b)part 8, division 4.

(2)However, nothing in the relevant provisions imposes a duty on a local government to enforce the relevant provisions.

s 165 ins 2016 No. 6 s 18

166Role of local government

In exercising its jurisdiction of local government in enforcing the relevant provisions, the local government has its executive role—

(a)to administer and enforce the relevant provisions in the local government’s local government area; and

(b)for a patrolled beach area of a patrolled beach or a prescribed outdoor swimming area—to administer and enforce part 8, division 4 for the area whether it is adjacent to or within the local government’s local government area.

s 166 ins 2016 No. 6 s 18

167State may require report from local government

(1)This section applies to a matter under the relevant provisions administered and enforced by local governments.

(2)The chief executive, by written notice, may ask a local government to give the chief executive information about the local government’s administration and enforcement of the matter.

(3)The local government must comply with the request.

s 167 ins 2016 No. 6 s 18

168 Fines payable to local government

If—

(a)a proceeding for an offence is taken for a matter under the relevant provisions by a local government; and

(b)a court imposes a fine for the offence;

the fine must be paid to the local government.

s 168 ins 2016 No. 6 s 18

169Powers generally

(1)An authorised person has the powers given under this Act.

(2)In exercising the powers an authorised person is subject to the directions of the administering executive.

(3)If the authorised person is appointed by 2 or more chief executive officers, the authorised person is subject to the directions of the chief executive officer of the local government for the area in which the authorised person is exercising his or her powers under this Act.

s 169 amd 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3

sub 2004 No. 47 s 41

170Appointment

(1)The chief executive may appoint any of the following persons as an authorised person—

(a)a public service officer or employee;

(b)a health service employee;

(c)a person prescribed under a regulation.

(2)The chief executive officer of a local government may appoint any of the following persons as an authorised person for the local government and its area—

(a)an employee of the local government;

(b)if another local government consents—an employee of the other local government;

(c)another person under contract to the local government.

(3)The chief executive officers of 2 or more local governments may appoint an employee of, or another person under contract to, one of the local governments to be an authorised person for the local governments’ areas.

(4)A health service chief executive may appoint a person (a health service authorised person) as an authorised person.

(5)The functions of a health service authorised person are to investigate, monitor and enforce compliance with the following provisions in relation to a relevant facility—

(a)section 127(1) and (2);

(b)section 131(1) and (2);

(c)section 223 to the extent it relates to a person smoking in contravention of a section mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).

(6)A conservation officer under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 is an authorised person and the functions of the officer are to investigate, monitor and enforce compliance with the following sections—

(a)section 153;

(b)section 223 to the extent it relates to a person smoking in contravention of section 153(1).

(7)A police officer is an authorised person and the functions of the officer are to investigate, monitor and enforce compliance with sections 65 and 161 to 161B.

(8)However, sections 171, 173, 176 and 177 do not apply in relation to a conservation officer or police officer as an authorised person.

(9)To remove any doubt, it is declared that the limited function of an authorised person under subsection (5), (6) or (7) does not limit the powers the authorised person has under this part for the performance of the function.

(10)In this section—

relevant facility, for a health service authorised person, means a facility at which a service is provided by the Service managed by the health service chief executive who appointed the authorised person.

s 170 sub 2001 No. 20 s 27; 2004 No. 47 s 41

amd 2014 No. 65 s 61; 2016 No. 6 s 18; 2023 No. 16 s 51; 2024 No. 51 s 19

171Qualifications for appointment

The administering executive may appoint a person as an authorised person only if the administering executive is satisfied the person is qualified for appointment because the person has the necessary expertise or experience.

s 171 amd 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3; 2001 No. 20 s 28

sub 2004 No. 47 s 41

172Appointment conditions and limit on powers

(1)An authorised person holds office on the conditions stated in—

(a)the authorised person’s instrument of appointment; or

(b)a signed notice given to the authorised person; or

(c)a regulation.

(2)The instrument of appointment, a signed notice given to an authorised person or a regulation may limit the authorised person’s powers under this Act.

(3)In this section—

signed notice means a notice signed by the administering executive.

s 172 amd 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3

sub 2001 No. 20 s 29; 2004 No. 47 s 41

173Issue of identity card

(1)The administering executive must issue an identity card to each authorised person.

(2)The identity card must—

(a)contain a recent photo of the authorised person; and

(b)contain a copy of the authorised person’s signature; and

(c)identify the person as an authorised person under this Act; and

(d)state an expiry date for the card.

(3)This section does not prevent the issue of a single identity card to a person for this Act and other purposes.

s 173 ins 2004 No. 47 s 41

174Production or display of identity card

(1)In exercising a power under this Act in relation to another person, an authorised person must—

(a)produce the authorised person’s identity card for the other person’s inspection before exercising the power; or

(b)have the identity card displayed so it is clearly visible to the other person when exercising the power.

(2)However, if it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1), the authorised person must produce the identity card for the other person’s inspection at the first reasonable opportunity.

(3)For subsection (1), an authorised person does not exercise a power in relation to another person only because the authorised person has entered a place as mentioned in section 181(2) or (3).

s 174 ins 2004 No. 47 s 41

175When authorised person ceases to hold office

(1)An authorised person ceases to hold office if any of the following happens—

(a)the term of office stated in a condition of office ends;

(b)under another condition of office, the authorised person ceases to hold office;

(c)the authorised person’s resignation under section 176 takes effect.

(2)Subsection (1) does not limit the ways an authorised person may cease to hold office.

(3)In this section—

condition of office means a condition on which the authorised person holds office.

s 175 ins 2004 No. 47 s 41

176Resignation

An authorised person may resign by signed notice given to the administering executive.

s 176 ins 2004 No. 47 s 41

177Return of identity card

(1)A person who ceases to be an authorised person must return the person’s identity card to the administering executive within 21 days after ceasing to be an authorised person, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(2)For subsection (1), for a person appointed under this Act as an authorised person by 2 or more chief executive officers, the identity card must be returned to one of the chief executive officers.

s 177 ins 2004 No. 47 s 41

178Protection from liability

(1)An official does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act.

(2)If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to a person, the liability attaches instead to the State.

(3)In this section—

official means—

(a)an authorised person; or

(b)a person acting under the direction of an authorised person.

179Application of div 2

This division does not apply to a health service authorised person.

s 179 ins 2014 No. 65 s 62

180Meaning of occupier for div 2

In this division—

occupier, of a place, includes a person who reasonably appears to be the occupier, or in charge, of the place.

181Entry of places by authorised persons

(1)An authorised person may enter a place if—

(a)the occupier consents to the entry; or

(b)the entry is authorised by a warrant.

(2)Also, an authorised person may, without the occupier’s consent or a warrant, enter—

(a)a public place when the place is open to the public; or

(b)an outlet of a supplier or liquor licensed premises when it is open for carrying on business; or

(c)premises at which illicit nicotine products are available for sale by retail when the premises are open for carrying on business; or

(d)premises for which an order is in effect under division 4A; or

(e)a place in relation to which an injunction is in effect under division 4B.

(3)For the purpose of asking the occupier of a place for consent to enter, an authorised person may, without the occupier’s consent or a warrant—

(a)enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is necessary to contact the occupier; or

(b)enter part of the place the authorised person reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier.

(4)After entering a place under this section, an authorised person may remain at the place for a reasonable period to take either of the following actions, regardless of whether the place continues to be open to the public or open for carrying on business—

(a)exercise a power under section 187;

(b)if the entry is made for the purpose of checking compliance with an improvement notice—check compliance with the notice.

(5)In this section—

improvement notice see section 211(2).

s 181 amd 1999 No. 61 s 33; 2001 No. 20 s 30; 2023 No. 16 s 52; 2024 No. 51 s 20

182Consent to entry

(1)This section applies if an authorised person intends to ask an occupier of a place to consent to the authorised person or another authorised person entering the place.

Note—

This section does not apply if entry is authorised by section 181(1)(b) or (2).

(2)Before asking for consent, the authorised person must tell the occupier—

(a)the purpose of the entry; and

(b)that the occupier is not required to consent.

(3)If consent is given, the authorised person may ask the occupier to sign an acknowledgement of the consent (a consent acknowledgement).

(4)The consent acknowledgement must state—

(a)the occupier was told—

(i)the purpose of the entry; and

(ii)that the occupier is not required to consent; and

(b)the purpose of the entry; and

(c)the occupier gives the authorised person consent to enter the place and exercise powers under this part; and

(d)the time and date the consent was given.

(5)If the occupier signs the consent acknowledgement, the authorised person must promptly give a copy to the occupier.

183Evidence of consent

(1)Subsection (2) applies if—

(a)an issue arises in a court proceeding about whether the occupier of a place consented to an authorised person entering the place under this part; and

(b)a consent acknowledgement is not produced in evidence for the entry; and

(c)it is not proved the occupier consented to the entry.

(2)The court may presume the occupier did not consent.

s 183 amd 2023 No. 16 s 3 sch 1

184Warrants

(1)An authorised person may apply to a magistrate for a warrant for a place.

(2)The application must be sworn and state the grounds on which the warrant is sought.

(3)The magistrate may refuse to consider the application until the authorised person gives the magistrate all the information the magistrate requires about the application in the way the magistrate requires.

Example—

The magistrate may require additional information supporting the application be given by statutory declaration.

(4)The magistrate may issue a warrant only if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting—

(a)there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence) that may provide evidence of an offence against this Act; and

(b)the evidence is, or may be within the next 7 days, at the place.

(5)The warrant must state—

(a)that the authorised person may, with necessary and reasonable help and force, enter the place and exercise the authorised person’s powers under this part; and

(b)the offence for which the warrant is issued; and

(c)the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and

(d)the hours of the day or night when entry may be made; and

(e)the day, within 7 days after the warrant’s issue, when the warrant ends.

185Special warrants

(1)An authorised person may apply for a warrant (a special warrant) by phone, fax, radio or another form of communication if the authorised person considers it necessary because of—

(a)urgent circumstances; or

(b)other special circumstances, including, for example, the authorised person’s remote location.

(2)Before applying for the warrant, the authorised person must prepare an application stating the grounds on which the warrant is sought.

(3)The authorised person may apply for the warrant before the application is sworn.

(4)After issuing the warrant, the magistrate must immediately fax a copy to the authorised person if it is reasonably practicable to fax the copy.

(5)If it is not reasonably practicable to fax a copy to the authorised person—

(a)the magistrate must tell the authorised person—

(i)what the terms of the warrant are; and

(ii)the date and time the warrant was issued; and

(b)the authorised person must complete a form of warrant (a warrant form) and write on it—

(i)the magistrate’s name; and

(ii)the date and time the magistrate issued the warrant; and

(iii)the terms of the warrant.

(6)The facsimile warrant, or the warrant form properly completed by the authorised person, authorises the entry and the exercise of the other powers stated in the warrant issued by the magistrate.

(7)The authorised person must, at the first reasonable opportunity, send to the magistrate—

(a)the sworn application; and

(b)if the authorised person completed a warrant form—the completed warrant form.

(8)On receiving the documents, the magistrate must attach them to the warrant.

(9)If—

(a)an issue arises in a proceeding about whether an exercise of a power was authorised by a special warrant; and

(b)the warrant is not produced in evidence;

the onus of proof is on the person relying on the lawfulness of the exercise of the power to prove a special warrant authorised the exercise of the power.

s 185 ins 2001 No. 20 s 31

186Warrants—procedure before entry

(1)This section applies if an authorised person named in a warrant issued under this division for a place is intending to enter the place under the warrant.

(2)Before entering the place, the authorised person must do or make a reasonable attempt to do the following—

(a)identify himself or herself to a person present at the place who is an occupier of the place by producing the authorised person’s identity card or a copy of another document evidencing the authorised person’s appointment;

(b)give the person a copy of the warrant or, if the entry is authorised by a facsimile warrant or warrant form mentioned in section 185(6), a copy of the facsimile warrant or warrant form;

(c)tell the person the authorised person is permitted by the warrant to enter the place;

(d)give the person an opportunity to allow the authorised person immediate entry to the place without using force.

(3)However, the authorised person need not comply with subsection (2) if the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that immediate entry to the place is required to ensure the effective execution of the warrant is not frustrated.

s 186 ins 2001 No. 20 s 31

187General powers after entering places

(1)This section applies to an authorised person who enters a place under section 181.

(2)However, if an authorised person enters a place to get the occupier’s consent to enter premises, this section applies to the authorised person only if the consent is given or the entry is otherwise authorised.

(3)For monitoring or enforcing compliance with this Act, the authorised person may—

(a)search any part of the place; or

(b)inspect, measure, test, photograph or film any part of the place or anything at the place; or

(c)take a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the place for analysis; or

(d)take an extract from, or copy, a document at the place; or

(e)take into the place any persons, equipment and materials the authorised person reasonably requires for exercising a power under this part; or

(f)require the occupier of the place, or a person at the place, to give the authorised person reasonable help to exercise the authorised person’s powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e); or

(g)require the owner of the place, occupier of the place or another person at the place to give the authorised person information to help the authorised person ascertain—

(i)whether this Act is being complied with; or

(ii)if smoking products or illicit nicotine products are sold at the place—the name and contact details of the business that sells the smoking products or illicit nicotine products at the place.

(4)When making a requirement mentioned in subsection (3)(f) or (g), the authorised person must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

(5)In this section—

owner, of a place, includes—

(a)a lessee for the place; and

(b)an agent of the owner who is responsible for the management or maintenance of the place.

s 187 amd 2001 No. 20 s 32; 2023 No. 16 s 53; 2024 No. 51 s 21

188Failure to help authorised person

(1)A person required to give reasonable help under section 187(3)(f) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2)If an individual is required under section 187(3)(f) to give information, or produce a document, it is a reasonable excuse for the individual not to comply with the requirement that complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual.

s 188 ins 2001 No. 20 s 33

189Failure to give information

(1)A person of whom a requirement is made under section 187(3)(g) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2)It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with the requirement that complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual.

s 189 ins 2001 No. 20 s 33

190Application of div 3

(1)This division, other than sections 191 and 194, does not apply to a health service authorised person.

(2)A health service authorised person may exercise a power under section 191 or 194 in the performance of the person’s functions.

s 190 ins 2014 No. 65 s 63