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commenced)Dental Practice Act 2001 No
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30 (not commenced)Law Enforcement (Powers and
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Nurses Amendment Bill
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Part 2A Promotion and provision of health services
10AA Proceedings for offences against this Part
10AB Advertisement or promotion of health services
10AC Spinal manipulation not to be practised by unregistered
10AD Prescribed electrophysical treatments not to be provided
by unregistered person
52 Approval of equipment for crematory
Part 6 Tobacco and other smoking products
Division 2 Tobacco products
54 Certain sales prohibited
55 Packing of tobacco product without health warning
56 Sale of tobacco product without health warning
57 Prohibited words
Division 3 Juvenile smoking
products in possession of minors
58A Purchasing tobacco products or non-tobacco smoking
products on behalf of minors
59 Sale of tobacco and non-tobacco smoking products to
59AA Evidence of age
59A Liability of employers
60 Confiscation of proof of age cards
Division 4 Advertising of tobacco products
61A Objects of this Division
61B Certain advertising prohibited
61C Competitions
61D Free samples
61E Prohibition of sponsorships
61F Tobacco vending machines
61G Smokeless tobacco, confectionery and toys
61H Exemptions
61I Powers of authorised officers
61J Authorised officer may require information
61K Removal of certain advertisements
61L Consent required for prosecutions
61M Proceedings for offences
61N Penalties
61O Certain civil proceedings barred
61P Regulations
section 62 as a medical officer of health.occupier, in
Part 2 Health risks generally4 Orders and directions during state of emergency(1) This section applies if:(a) action is being taken under the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act
Part 2A Promotion and provision of health services10AA Proceedings for offences against this PartProceedings for an offence against this Part may be instituted by
the Director-General of the Department of Health, a registration authority
(within the meaning of the Health Care
Complaints Act 1993), the Health Care Complaints Commission or
by any other person.10AB Advertisement or promotion of health services(1) A person must not advertise or otherwise promote a health service
in a manner that:(a) is false, misleading or deceptive, or
(b) creates an unjustified expectation of beneficial
(2) In this section:health
service has the meaning given it by the Health Care Complaints Act
1993.10AC Spinal manipulation not to be practised by unregistered
person(1) A person must not engage in spinal manipulation in the course of
providing a health service (as defined in the Health Care Complaints Act 1993)
unless the person:(a) is a registered chiropractor, or
(c) is a registered osteopath, or
(d) is a registered physiotherapist.
or both.(2) Proceedings for an offence against this section may be instituted
within 12 months after the act or omission alleged to constitute the
offence.(3) For the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this
section are being complied with, an authorised officer has and may exercise
all the functions that the authorised officer has under the officer’s
Act for the purpose of ascertaining whether a provision of that Act is being
complied with, and for that purpose:(a) those functions of the authorised officer under the
officer’s Act apply in respect of premises on which a person engages in
spinal manipulation in the course of providing a health service in the same
way as those functions apply in respect of premises on which a person engages
in professional practice under the officer’s Act,
(b) those functions of the authorised officer under the
officer’s Act apply in respect of the engaging in spinal manipulation in
the course of providing a health service in the same way as they apply in
respect of professional practice engaged in under the officer’s Act,
(c) the provisions of the officer’s Act with respect to the
functions of an inspector (including any provision that creates an offence in
connection with the functions of an inspector) extend to apply in respect of
the exercise of functions of an authorised officer under this
(4) In this section:authorised officer
means an inspector, authorised officer or authorised person under any of the
following Acts:(a) Chiropractors Act
(d) Physiotherapists Registration Act
Act, in relation to an authorised officer, means the Act under which
the authorised officer is appointed as an inspector, authorised officer or
authorised person.spinal
a joint or segment of the vertebral column.10AD Prescribed electrophysical treatments not to be provided
by unregistered person(1) A person must not provide a prescribed electrophysical treatment
in the course of providing a health service (as defined in the Health Care Complaints Act 1993)
(d) is a registered physiotherapist, or
(e) is a podiatrist registered under the Podiatrists Act
officer’s Act apply in respect of premises on which a person provides a
prescribed electrophysical treatment in the course of providing a health
service in the same way as those functions apply in respect of premises on
which a person engages in professional practice under the officer’s Act,
officer’s Act apply in respect of the providing of a prescribed
electrophysical treatment in the course of providing a health service in the
same way as they apply in respect of professional practice engaged in under
the officer’s Act, and
authorised person.prescribed
section.Part 2B Safety of drinking waterDivision 1 Preliminary10A DefinitionsIn this Part:boil water
(c) a Water Supply Authority within the meaning of the
(f) the Administrator of the Fish River Water Supply within the
meaning of the Fish River Water Supply Administration Act
Water Supply Authorities Act 1987—the
Minister administering the Water Supply Authorities Act
units.Division 4 Category 5 medical condition17 Protection of identity(1) A medical practitioner must not state the name or address of a
legal journal or any other publication intended to be read mainly by legal
practitioners, Magistrates and Judges, and
represented by a barrister or solicitor or, with the leave of the court, by a
person other than a barrister or solicitor.Division 8 Other applications to Administrative Decisions
(b) a registered nurse (within the meaning of the Nurses Act 1991),
summarily either:(a) before a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting alone,
(2) A person convicted by a Local Court of an offence under this Part
is liable to a penalty not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a
term not exceeding 12 months, or both.(3) A person convicted by the Supreme Court of an offence under this
52 Approval of equipment for crematory(1) A person who conducts a crematory is guilty of an offence if the
equipment and apparatus used in, or in connection with, the crematory are not
in accordance with the approval of the Minister given by a written order for
the time being in force.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty
units.(2) An application for an approval for the purposes of this section is
to be made in the approved form.(3) Such an approval may be conditional and security may be required
for due compliance with any condition.(4) If, otherwise than on the application of the person who conducts a
crematory, it is proposed:(a) to revoke or vary an approval given for the purposes of this
section or a condition of such an approval, or
(b) to impose such a condition,
the Minister may not give effect to the proposal without first giving to
the person who conducts the crematory reasonable notice of the proposal and
giving due consideration to any resulting
representations.Part 6 Tobacco and other smoking productsDivision 1 Preliminary53 DefinitionsIn this Part:authorised
officer means:(a) an environmental health officer, or
(b) a person authorised as an officer for the purposes of this Part by
an order made by the Director-General.
name includes any part of a brand name.Commonwealth
Act means the Tobacco Advertising
Prohibition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.display, in
relation to a tobacco advertisement, includes cause or permit to be
displayed.non-tobacco smoking
product means any product (other than a tobacco product) that is
intended to be smoked, and includes any product known or described as herbal
cigarettes.pack includes
cause, permit or suffer to be packed.package
includes:(a) a box, carton, cylinder, packet, pouch and tin,
(b) a wrapping other than a transparent outer
includes horse racing and harness racing, greyhound racing and motor car and
motorcycle racing.registered
club has the same meaning as in the Registered Clubs Act
1976.sell
includes:(a) barter or exchange, and
(c) keep for sale or have in possession for sale,
(d) supply, or offer to supply, in circumstances in which the supplier
derives, or would derive, a direct or indirect pecuniary benefit,
(e) supply, or offer to supply, gratuitously, but with a view to
gaining or maintaining custom or otherwise with a view to commercial
includes recreational and other activities but does not include
racing.tobacco
advertisement means writing, or any still or moving picture, sign,
symbol or other visual image or message or audible message, or a combination
of two or more of them, that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is
intended to promote:(a) the purchase or use of a tobacco product, or
(b) the trademark or brand name, or part of a trademark or brand name,
of a tobacco product.
product means tobacco, cigarette or cigar or any other product
containing tobacco and designed for human consumption or use.trademark
includes any part of a trademark.word includes
symbol.Division 2 Tobacco products53A Tobacco products to which this Division does not
applyThis Division does not apply to cigars or plug
tobacco.54 Certain sales prohibitedA person who:(a) sells a tobacco product that is not in the package in which it was
packed by the manufacturer, or
(b) sells cigarettes as individual items or in a package containing
fewer than 20,
units.55 Packing of tobacco product without health warning
prohibitedA person who packs a tobacco product into a package in which the
product is to be sold is guilty of an offence unless the package is marked
with a health warning that complies with Schedule 2.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty
units.56 Sale of tobacco product without health warning
prohibitedA person who sells a tobacco product is guilty of an offence
unless the package in which the product is sold is marked with a health
warning that complies with Schedule 2.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty
units.57 Prohibited words(1) A person who:(a) packs a tobacco product into a package in which the product is to
(b) sells a tobacco product in a package,
is guilty of an offence if the package is marked with, or accompanied by,
any material that contains any prohibited words.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty
units.(2) For the purposes of this section, the prohibited words are:(a) “non-injurious”, “non-hazardous” and
“harmless to man”, and
(b) words of similar import to those specified in paragraph (a),
(c) words that directly or by implication contradict, qualify or
modify a health warning that complies with Schedule 2 and is marked on the
Division 3 Juvenile smoking58 Seizure of tobacco products or non-tobacco smoking
products in possession of minors(1) A police officer may seize a tobacco product or non-tobacco
smoking product in the possession of a person in a public place if the officer
suspects on reasonable grounds that the person is under the age of 18
years.(2) Any tobacco product or non-tobacco smoking product seized under
subsection (1) is forfeited to the Crown.(3) A tobacco product or non-tobacco smoking product may be seized
under subsection (1) from a person’s possession even though the person
is under the age of criminal responsibility.(4) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the
following:(a) the procedure to be followed as regards the seizure of tobacco
products or non-tobacco smoking products under subsection
which, and the procedure by which, tobacco products or non-tobacco smoking
products seized under this section are to be
products on behalf of minors(1) A person of or above the age of 18 years who purchases, on behalf
of a person under the age of 18 years, a tobacco product or non-tobacco
smoking product from premises where such products are sold is guilty of an
if the court is satisfied that:(a) the person on whose behalf the relevant product was purchased was
over the age of 14 years, and
(b) at or before the time the relevant product was purchased there was
produced to the defendant documentary evidence that might reasonably be
accepted as applying to the person and as proving that the person was at least
minors(1) A person who sells a tobacco product to a person who is under the
age of 18 years is guilty of an offence.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty
units.(1A) A person who sells a non-tobacco smoking product to a person who
is under the age of 18 years is guilty of an offence.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty
if the court is satisfied that:(a) the person to whom the tobacco product or non-tobacco smoking
product was sold was over the age of 14 years at the time of the sale,
(b) at or before the time of the sale there was produced to the
defendant documentary evidence that might reasonably be accepted as applying
to the person to whom the tobacco product or non-tobacco smoking product was
sold and as proving that the person was at least 18 years of
(3), (4) (Repealed)(5) Section 61R does not apply to an offence under subsection
(1A).59AA Evidence of ageFor the purposes of sections 58A (2) and 59 (2), documentary
evidence includes evidence that is of a kind prescribed by the regulations for
the purposes of section 117E (Reasonable evidence of age) of the Liquor Act
1982.59A Liability of employers(1) If an employee contravenes section 59, the employer is taken to
have contravened that section (whether or not the employee contravened the
provision without the employer’s authority or contrary to the
employer’s orders or instructions).(2) It is a defence to a prosecution against an employer for such a
(3) An employer may be proceeded against and convicted under section
59 by virtue of this section whether or not the employee has been proceeded
against or convicted under that provision.(4) For the purposes of this section, the following additional persons
are taken to be employers of persons who contravene section 59:(a) any person who authorised a person who contravenes section 59 to
sell tobacco as the person’s agent.
60 Confiscation of proof of age cardsThe following persons are authorised persons for the purposes of
section 152A (Confiscation of proof of age cards) of the Liquor Act 1982:(a) any police officer,
(b) any environmental health officer,
(c) a person who sells tobacco products or non-tobacco smoking
products and any employee of that person (being a person or employee of or
above the age of 18 years), but only while on, or in the immediate vicinity
of, the premises where the tobacco products or non-tobacco smoking products
61 RegulationsThe Governor may make regulations for or with respect to:(a) the form and content of signs relating to the provisions of this
(b) the display of the signs at places where tobacco products are
Division 4 Advertising of tobacco products61A Objects of this DivisionThe objects of this Division are:(a) the active discouragement of the smoking of tobacco by:(i) encouraging non-smokers, particularly young people, not to start
(ii) limiting the exposure of children and young people to persuasion
to smoke, and
(b) the promotion of good health and the prevention of
61B Certain advertising prohibited(1) A person who in New South Wales for any direct or indirect benefit
displays a tobacco advertisement in, or so that it can be seen or heard from,
a public place or a place prescribed by the regulations is guilty of an
offence.(2) A person who in New South Wales:(a) distributes to the public any unsolicited object,
(b) sells, hires or supplies for any direct or indirect benefit any
object to any person (other than a person, or the employee of a person, who is
a manufacturer, distributor or retailer of a tobacco
that constitutes or contains a tobacco advertisement is guilty of an
offence.(3) This section does not apply in relation to any of the
following:(a) anything done by means of a radio or television
(b) a tobacco advertisement in or on a newspaper or book:(i) printed and published outside New South Wales,
(ii) printed and published before 17 December
unless the sole or main purpose of the newspaper or book is the promotion
or publicising of the purchase or use of a tobacco product or a trademark or
brand name of a tobacco product,
(c) a tobacco advertisement (other than an advertisement involving an
audible message) in or on a package containing a tobacco product,
where:(i) the advertisement was included in or on the package before it was
sold by the manufacturer, and
(ii) the size of the package does not exceed the size (if any)
(d) a tobacco advertisement that is an incidental accompaniment to the
subject of a film, video tape or live stage performance unless the sole or
main purpose of the film, video tape or performance is the promotion or
publicising of the purchase or use of a tobacco product or a trademark or
(e) the display of retail prices of tobacco products within a retail
outlet, where the display complies with the regulations,
(f) an invoice, statement, order, letterhead, business card, cheque,
manual or other document that is ordinarily used in the course of the business
of a manufacturer or distributor of a tobacco product,
(g) any matter the subject of an exemption under section 61H, to the
extent provided by the exemption.
(4) Subsection (3) (c) does not operate so as to permit an
advertisement to be created and displayed by means of:(a) any arrangement of two or more packages containing a tobacco
(b) such a package and any other thing,
unless every such package or other thing is displayed, in accordance with
the regulations, within a shop at which tobacco products are sold by
retail.(5) In any proceedings for an offence under this section, if there is
present in the relevant tobacco advertisement, or the relevant object alleged
to constitute or contain a tobacco advertisement:(a) the name of a person who manufactures or distributes any tobacco
(b) a trademark of which a person who manufactures or distributes any
tobacco product is the registered proprietor or the registered user within the
meaning of the Trade Marks Act
1955 of the Commonwealth, or
(c) a brand name, used by a person who manufactures or distributes any
it is to be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that that person
displayed the tobacco advertisement, or distributed, sold, hired or supplied
the object, for a direct or indirect benefit.(6) In any proceedings for an offence under this section, if the thing
that is alleged to constitute a tobacco advertisement contains the trademark
or brand name of a tobacco product, it is to be presumed, until the contrary
is proved, to be designed to promote or publicise the tobacco product to which
it relates.(7) In this section:book
includes any printed material in any language.newspaper includes a
copy of any magazine, journal or periodical or any other publication copies of
which contain:(a) news, information or reports of events, or
(b) remarks, observations or comments about any news, information or
events or about any other matter of interest to the public or to any section
that are printed in any language and published at regular or irregular
intervals.public
place includes any place to which the public or a section of the
public ordinarily has access, whether or not by payment or by
invitation.61C Competitions(1) A person who, in connection with the sale of a tobacco product or
for the purpose of promoting the sale of a tobacco product:(a) supplies (whether from inside or outside New South Wales) to a
person in New South Wales:(i) a prize, gift or other benefit, or
(ii) a stamp, coupon, token, voucher, ticket or other thing by virtue
of which any person may become entitled to, or may qualify for, a prize, gift
or other benefit (whether that entitlement or qualification is absolute or
conditional), or
(b) conducts (whether from inside or outside New South Wales) a
scheme:(i) declared by the regulations to be a scheme to promote the sale of
a tobacco product or to promote smoking generally, and
(ii) the whole or any part of which is implemented in New South
is guilty of an offence.(2) Subsection (1) (a):(a) applies whether or not the person supplied with the benefit or
thing concerned is a purchaser of a tobacco product, and
(b) does not apply to the supply of a benefit or thing to a person who
is, or is the employee of, a manufacturer or distributor of tobacco products,
(c) does not apply to the supply of a benefit or thing to a person who
is, or is the employee of, a retailer of tobacco products, unless it is
established that the benefit or thing was supplied for resupply to persons who
purchase tobacco products from the retailer.
(3) A benefit or thing supplied to a tobacco retailer, or an employee
of a tobacco retailer, that is actually resupplied to a purchaser of tobacco
products from the retailer (or any employee of the retailer) is taken, for the
purposes of subsection (2) (c), to have been so supplied for resupply to such
a purchaser.(4) It is a defence in proceedings for an offence under this section
to prove that the benefit or thing supplied, or participation in the relevant
scheme, was only incidentally connected with the purchase of a tobacco product
and that equal opportunity to receive that benefit or thing, or to participate
in that scheme, and to buy products other than tobacco products, was afforded
generally to persons who purchased products, whether or not they were tobacco
products.(5) It is no defence in any such proceedings to prove that the benefit
or thing concerned was of negligible or no value.61D Free samplesA person who, for the purpose of inducing or promoting the sale of
a tobacco product, offers, gives or distributes to another person (not being a
person who is, or is the employee of, a manufacturer, distributor or retailer
of a tobacco product) a free tobacco product is guilty of an
offence.61E Prohibition of sponsorships(1) A person who promotes or publicises, or agrees to promote or
publicise, in New South Wales:(a) a tobacco product or a trademark or brand name of a tobacco
(b) the name or interests of a manufacturer or distributor of a
tobacco product (whether or not that manufacturer or distributor also
manufactures or distributes a product other than the tobacco product) in
association directly or indirectly with the tobacco
under a contract, or an arrangement (whether or not legally binding),
under which a sponsorship is provided, or to be provided, by another person is
guilty of an offence.(2) A person who provides, or agrees to provide, a sponsorship under a
contract or arrangement of a kind referred to in subsection (1) is guilty of
an offence.(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) (b), the name or interests of a
manufacturer or distributor of a tobacco product are taken to be in
association directly or indirectly with the tobacco product if that name or
those interests are commonly associated by members of the public in New South
Wales with the tobacco product.(4) This section does not apply in relation to anything to which this
section does not apply by virtue of an exemption granted under section
61H.(5) Nothing in subsection (1), (2) or (3) applies to the giving of, or
an agreement to give, a scholarship by a manufacturer or distributor of a
tobacco product to an employee, or a member of the family of an employee, of
the manufacturer or distributor.(6) In this section, sponsorship
includes:(a) any scholarship, prize, gift or other benefit,
(b) any financial arrangement (other than a genuine contract of
employment or a genuine contract for services) for the direction, promotion or
publicity of one or more of the matters referred to in subsection (1) (a) and
(b) through the medium of sporting, arts, youth, educational or other like
61F Tobacco vending machines(1) A person who places, or causes or permits to be placed, in any
premises in New South Wales a tobacco vending machine for operation by members
of the public is guilty of an offence unless the premises are:(a) a restricted area within the meaning of the Liquor Act 1982,
(b) a bar or poker machine area within the meaning of the Registered Clubs Act 1976,
(c) premises set aside by an employer as a staff amenity
(2) A person who:(a) owns or is the lessee of a tobacco vending machine in New South
(b) does not ensure that a statement in the prescribed form is kept
conspicuously displayed on the front of the vending
is guilty of an offence.(3) In this section, tobacco vending
machine means a machine, device or contrivance from which tobacco
products can be obtained by an operation that involves:(a) inserting money, or a token or object, in the machine, device or
contrivance, or
(b) any other action taken without the assistance of the vendor or his
or her employee or agent.
61G Smokeless tobacco, confectionery and toys(1) A person who manufactures or sells in New South Wales a tobacco
product designed for consumption otherwise than by smoking is guilty of an
offence.(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the manufacture or sale of
prescribed mixtures or products in prescribed
circumstances.(3) A person who sells:(a) any confectionery or other food, or
that resembles a tobacco product is guilty of an offence.Maximum penalty (subsection (3)): 25 penalty
units.61H Exemptions(1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette:(a) exempt a person or class of persons either wholly or in part from
the operation of section 61B or 61E subject to such conditions (if any) as are
set out in that notice or prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this
(b) amend or revoke an exemption granted under this
(2) An exemption is not to be granted under this section
except:(a) to facilitate the promotion and conduct of a sporting, racing or
cultural event that the Minister considers to be of international
(b) in any case of significant hardship to persons other than
manufacturers or wholesalers of tobacco products.
(3) An exemption is not to be granted under this section in connection
with a sporting, racing or cultural event unless the Minister is satisfied
that a failure to grant the exemption would be likely to result in the event
not being held in Australia.(4) In deciding whether an exemption should be granted under this
section in relation to a sporting, racing or cultural event, the Minister is
to consult with the Minister responsible for sport, racing or the arts, as the
case requires.(5) When deciding whether or not to grant an exemption under this
section in relation to a sporting, racing or cultural event in respect of
which an application is required to be made to the Minister administering the
Commonwealth Act for the purposes of section 18 of that Act, the Minister is
entitled:(a) to refuse to grant the exemption if that application has been
(b) to defer making a decision on the exemption if that application
has not yet been made, or is still awaiting the decision of the Commonwealth
Minister, or is the subject of an appeal in accordance with section 30 of the
(6) In this section, event includes a series of
events.61I Powers of authorised officers(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether any of the provisions of
this Division or the regulations made under this Division are being or have
been complied with or contravened in any premises, an authorised officer may,
alone or with such police officers or other persons as may be necessary, enter
and inspect the premises.(2) On entering any premises, the authorised officer may do any of the
following:(a) open and inspect any package on which a tobacco advertisement is
displayed or that the officer reasonably believes contains any tobacco
(b) examine any labelling or advertising material that appears to be
intended for use in connection with the sale of any tobacco
(c) open, or require the opening of, and examine any appliance,
cabinet, dispensing unit or other item that appears to be used in connection
with the sale of tobacco products,
(d) take such photographs, or videotape or other films, as the
(e) inspect any invoice or record on the premises relating to tobacco
products or advertising or promotional material supplied to the occupier of
the premises, and make copies of any such invoice or record or any part of it
and, for that purpose, take away and retain (for such time as may, for that
purpose, be reasonably necessary) any such invoice or
(f) generally make such investigations and inquiries as may be
necessary to ascertain whether an offence under this Division or any
regulations made under this Division is being or has been
(3) This section does not authorise an authorised officer acting
without a search warrant to enter any premises or part of any premises used as
a dwelling without the consent of the occupier.61J Authorised officer may require information(1) An authorised officer may at any time require a person by whom the
officer reasonably suspects any provision of this Division or the regulations
made under this Division is being or has been contravened, or who is
apparently in charge of premises where such a contravention is occurring or
evidently has occurred, to state his or her name and address and (if the
person is not the occupier of the premises) the name of the occupier of the
premises.(2) If the contravention concerns an advertisement or any object
containing an advertisement, the authorised officer may require a person
referred to in subsection (1) to produce for inspection any invoice or record
relating to the advertisement or object or relating to any tobacco products in
connection with which the material for the advertisement, or the object, was
obtained.(3) A person who, without a reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to
comply with a requirement under this section is guilty of an
units.(4) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (3) unless,
at the time at which the relevant requirement was made:(a) the authorised officer had identified himself or herself to the
person as an authorised officer, and
(b) the person had been warned that a refusal or failure to comply
with the request constituted an offence.
61K Removal of certain advertisements(1) If a tobacco advertisement is displayed in contravention of this
Division or any regulations made under this Division, a Local Court
constituted by a Magistrate sitting alone may order:(a) that the advertisement be removed or obscured by an authorised
(b) if any person has been convicted of an offence against this
Division or any regulations made under this Division in relation to the
placement or display of the advertisement, that the person pay the reasonable
costs incurred by the authorised officer in removing or obscuring the
(2) An authorised officer may enter any premises in order to remove or
obscure an advertisement in execution of an order under subsection
(1).(3) Any tobacco advertisement in the form of an article that is
removed in accordance with such an order is taken to be the property of such
person as is specified in the order.(4) Any costs payable under such an order may be recovered in a court
of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Crown or a council, as the case
requires.(5) This section does not apply to a tobacco advertisement for the
time being lawfully displayed in accordance with an exemption granted under
this Division.61L Consent required for prosecutions(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Division or any
regulations made under this Division are not to be commenced without the
consent in writing of the Director-General or a person authorised by the
Director-General in writing for the purposes of this
section.(2) In any such proceedings, a certificate:(a) purporting to be signed by the Director-General,
(b) stating that the person who signed it is authorised by the
Director-General for the purposes of this section,
is prima facie evidence of the matters stated in it, in so far as they
bear on the requirements of this section.61M Proceedings for offences(1) Proceedings for an offence under this Division or the regulations
made under this Division may be disposed of in a summary manner before a Local
Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting alone or before the Supreme Court in
its summary jurisdiction.(2) The maximum monetary penalty that can be imposed by a Local Court
for any such offence is 100 penalty units or the maximum monetary penalty
elsewhere provided in this Division, whichever is
less.(3) Proceedings for any such offence that are brought before a Local
Court may be brought at any time within 12 months after the date on which the
offence was committed.61N Penalties(1) A person who is guilty of an offence under section 61B (1) or (2),
61C (1), 61D, 61E (1) or (2), 61F (1) or (2) or 61G (1) is liable:(a) in the case of an individual, to a penalty of not more
than:(i) 50 penalty units for a first offence, or
(ii) 100 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence,
(b) in the case of a body corporate, to a penalty of not more
than:(i) 200 penalty units for a first offence, or
(ii) 400 penalty units for a second or subsequent
(2) If a continuing state of affairs is created by an offence referred
to in subsection (1), the offender is liable to a penalty of not more
than:(a) 50 penalty units in the case of an individual,
(b) 200 penalty units in the case of a body
the penalty specified in that subsection.61O Certain civil proceedings barredAn action at law or in equity does not lie against a person
for:(a) the omission to do any thing the doing of which,
(b) the doing of any thing the omission to do
would constitute an offence under this Division or the regulations made
under this Division.61P Regulations(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this
Division, for or with respect to any matter that by this Division is required
or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be
prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Division, and in
particular, for or with respect to any of the following:(a) the labelling of packages in which tobacco products are packed by
a manufacturer, including the position of labels on such packages and the
size, colour, style and nature of such labels or
(b) statements or warnings for the purpose of labelling of any such
(c) any statements or warnings to be displayed inside shops and other
retail outlets where tobacco products are offered or exposed for
(d) the labelling of tobacco vending machines,
(e) the duty of persons packing, or causing other persons to pack,
specified tobacco products prepared for smoking to label those tobacco
products in a specified manner,
(f) prohibiting the sale of packages containing specified tobacco
products prepared for smoking unless those packages are labelled in a
(g) the form of notices to be used in connection with the entry by
authorised officers on to any premises, and the manner and occasion of use of
such notices,
(h) generally regulating the form and content of tobacco
advertisements and the matter that may appear on packages containing tobacco
(i) creating offences and providing in respect of any such offence a
penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(2) In this section, specified means
specified in regulations made under this section.Part 7 AdministrationDivision 1 Medical officers of health62 Nomination of medical officers of health(1) The Governor may nominate a medical practitioner to be a medical
(e) a nursing home within the meaning of the Nursing Homes Act 1988,
warrant issued under the Search Warrants Act
1985.(6) In this section, certificate of
73 Search warrants(1) In this section, authorised justice has
the same meaning as in the Search Warrants
Act 1985.(2) A person who has the written authority of the Minister, the
justice for a search warrant in relation to premises if admission to the
(3) An authorised justice to whom an application is made under this
premises.(4) Part 3 of the Search Warrants
section.74 Obstruction or assault of officers and others(1) A person who intimidates or wilfully obstructs or hinders another
summarily before a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting
alone.(2) This section does not affect the operation of section 10L, 50, 61M
or 69.80 Amendment of Schedules(1) The regulations may amend Schedule 1:(a) by inserting the name of a medical condition in Category 1, 2, 3,
yearCategory 2To be notified by medical practitionersAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)Acute viral hepatitisAdverse event following immunisationFoodborne illness in two or more related casesGastroenteritis among people of any age in an institution (eg among
persons in educational or residential institutions)LeprosyMeaslesPertussis (Whooping cough)SyphilisTuberculosisCategory 3To be notified by laboratoriesAnthraxArboviral infectionsBotulismBrucellosisCancerChancroidChlamydiaCholeraCongenital malformation (as described in the “Manual of the
Death” published by the World Health Organization, Geneva)CryptosporidiosisCystic fibrosisDiphtheriaDonovanosisGiardiasisGonorrhoeaHaemophilus influenzae type bHepatitis AHepatitis BHepatitis CHepatitis D (delta)Hepatitis EHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHypothyroidismInvasive pneumococcal infectionInfluenzaLead poisoning (as defined by a blood lead level of or above
phenylketonuriaPsittacosisQ feverRabiesRubellaSalmonella infectionsShigellosisSyphilisThalassaemia majorTuberculosisTyphus (epidemic)Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli infectionViral haemorrhagic feversYellow feverCategory 4Severe Acute Respiratory SyndromeTuberculosisTyphoidCategory 5Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeHuman Immunodeficiency Virus infectionSchedule 2 Health warnings(Sections 55, 56)Health warnings must meet the requirements of Part 3 of the
marking, display, position, prominence and rotation.Schedule 3 Notifiable diseases(Section 68)Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)Acute viral hepatitisAdverse event following immunisationBotulismCancerCholeraCongenital malformation (as described in the “Manual of the
under the age of 1 yearCystic fibrosis in a child under the age of 1 yearDiphtheriaFoodborne illness in two or more related casesGastroenteritis among people of any age, in an institution (eg
major or phenylketonuriaRabiesSyphilisTetanusThalassaemia major in a child under the age of 1
1997.(2B) A provision referred to in subclause (2A) may, if the regulations
1998.Historical notesThe following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
2002No 91Public Health Amendment
No 62, Sch 2; 1997 No 77, Sch 5.25 [1]; 1997 No 154, Sch 6.40
[1].Part 2, headingSubst 1998 No 145, Sch 1 [1].Sec 4Am 1992 No 34, Sch 1.Sec 6Am 1992 No 110, Sch 2 (2).Sec 7Am 1992 No 110, Sch 2 (3). Rep 1998 No 145, Sch 1
[2].Part 2AIns 2000 No 64, Sch 2.2 [2].Secs 10AA, 10ABIns 2000 No 64, Sch 2.2 [2].Sec 10ACIns 2001 No 15, Sch 6.5. Am 2001 No 67, Sch 6.7
[1].Sec 10ADIns 2001 No 67, Sch 6.7 [2].Part 2B (previously Part 2A)Ins 1998 No 145, Sch 1 [3]. Renumbered 2000 No 64,
Sch 2.2 [1].Part 2B, Divs 1–3 (secs
10A–10H)Ins 1998 No 145, Sch 1 [3].Part 2B, Div 4Ins 1998 No 145, Sch 1 [3].Secs 10I–10KIns 1998 No 145, Sch 1 [3].Sec 10L, headingIns 1998 No 145, Sch 1 [3]. Am 2000 No 64, Sch 2.2
(4).Sec 16Am 1992 No 110, Sch 2 (5).Sec 17Am 1994 No 19, Sch 1 (1).Sec 20Am 1995 No 62, Sch 2.Sec 21Am 1997 No 77, Sch 5.25 [2]
[7].Sec 31Am 1997 No 77, Sch 5.25 [4].Sec 32Am 1997 No 77, Sch 5.25 [8].Sec 36Am 1997 No 77, Sch 5.25 [4].Part 3, Div 8Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.25
[9].Sec 42Rep 1997 No 77, Sch 5.25 [9].Part 3A (secs 42A–42D)Ins 1992 No 110, Sch 1.Part 3B, Divs 1–3 (secs
42E–42P)Ins 1996 No 1, Sch 1.Sec 50Am 1995 No 9, Sch 3 (1).Part 5, headingSubst 1999 No 76, Sch 1 [1].Sec 51Rep 1993 No 32, Sch 2. Ins 1999 No 76, Sch 1
[2].Part 6, headingSubst 1999 No 76, Sch 1 [3].Sec 53Am 1997 No 129, Sch 1 [1]–[3]; 1999 No 76,
Sch 1 [4].Sec 53AIns 1997 No 129, Sch 1 [4].Sec 54Subst 1997 No 129, Sch 1 [4].Sec 58Rep 1997 No 129, Sch 1 [5]. Ins 2002 No 91, Sch 1
[1].Sec 58AIns 2002 No 91, Sch 1 [1].Sec 59Am 1996 No 33, Sch 1 (1); 1997 No 129, Sch 1
[6]–[9]; 1999 No 76, Sch 1 [5]–[9]; 2002 No 91, Sch 1
[2].Sec 59AAIns 2002 No 91, Sch 1 [3].Sec 59AIns 1996 No 33, Sch 1 (2). Am 1997 No 109, Sch 1.5
[1].Sec 60Rep 1997 No 109, Sch 1.5 [2]. Ins 2002 No 91, Sch 1
[4].Sec 61Am 1997 No 129, Sch 1 [9].Part 6, Div 4Ins 1997 No 129, Sch 1 [10].Secs 61A–61LIns 1997 No 129, Sch 1 [10].Sec 61MIns 1997 No 129, Sch 1 [10]. Am 1999 No 85, Sch
2.51.Secs 61N–61PIns 1997 No 129, Sch 1 [10].Sec 62AIns 1992 No 110, Sch 2 (6).Sec 64Am 1992 No 34, Sch 1; 1995 No 62, Sch
(7).Sec 67Am 1992 No 34, Sch 1.Sec 68Am 1997 No 154, Sch 6.40 [2].Sec 69Subst 1995 No 9, Sch 3 (2).Sec 72Am 1991 No 94, Sch 2.Sec 73Am 1991 No 92, Sch 2.Sec 74Am 1997 No 129, Sch 1 [11]
1998 No 145, Sch 1 [4].Sec 82Am 1992 No 110, Sch 2 (8); 1994 No 32, Sch 1; 1997
16.4.2003, p 4485.Sch 2Subst GG No 98 of 27.8.1999, p
7122; GG No 117 of 31.10.1997, p 8826; GG No 170 of 29.12.2000, p
13951.Sch 4Am 1992 No 34, Sch 1; 1995 No 9, Sch 3
No 145, Sch 1 [5] [6].