Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00142:section:86
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00142
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 86
Character Range: 110433–111985

86  Tobacco products—appearance and physical features

Prohibited terms
 (1) No prohibited term may appear anywhere on a tobacco product.
Note: For prohibited term, see section 73.

No other marks
 (2) No other mark may appear anywhere on a tobacco product, other than as permitted or required by regulations (if any) made for the purposes of this subsection.
Note: For mark, see section 15.

Appearance requirements
 (3) The appearance of a tobacco product must comply with the requirements (if any) prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of this subsection.

Physical features requirements
 (4) The physical features of a tobacco product must comply with the requirements (if any) prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of this subsection.

Chief Medical Officer to recommend images or text
 (5) Before regulations are made under subsection (3) or (4) that prescribe an image or text to appear on, or form part of, a tobacco product, the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer must have recommended that the image or text be prescribed for the purposes of that subsection.

Commencement of regulations prescribing new images or text
 (6) If:
 (a) regulations are made under subsection (3) or (4) prescribing an image or text; and
 (b) those regulations are not the first such regulations made under that subsection;
the regulations must commence no earlier than 6 months after the day the regulations are made.
Note: The requirements of subsections (5) and (6) do not apply to regulations prescribing things other than images or text.