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Public Health Amendment (Tobacco) Act 2000
An Act to amend the Public Health Act 1997
[Royal Assent 28 April 2000]
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Public Health Amendment (Tobacco) Act 2000 .
(1) Sections 10 and 12 commence on 31 October 2000.(2) Sections 5 , 7 and 11 commence on 1 January 2001.(3) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
In this Act, the Public Health Act 1997 is referred to as the Principal Act.
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Public Health Act 1997 .
5. Section 3 further amended (Interpretation)
Section 3 of the Principal Act is further amended by omitting "accessible to the public that sells tobacco product" from the definition of "tobacco product vending machine" and substituting "from which tobacco product is dispensed".
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Public Health Act 1997 .
7. Section 65 substituted
Section 65 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:The owner or lessee of premises at which a tobacco product vending machine is situated must ensure that the machine is not able to be operated by a member of the public without his or her assistance or the assistance of a person acting on his or her behalf.Penalty: Fine not exceeding 25 penalty units.
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Public Health Act 1997 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Public Health Act 1997 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Public Health Act 1997 .
11. Section 71 amended (Display on machines)
Section 71 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "or a device for storing or securing tobacco products must ensure that the machine or device does not display any tobacco advertising or wording, other than wording" and substituting "must ensure that the machine does not display any tobacco advertising or wording other than wording or a type or class of wording".
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Public Health Act 1997 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Public Health Act 1997 .