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Tobacco

Tobacco advertising - annual reports on contraventions

Reporting requirements under section 34A of the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992.

Under the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992, it is an offence to publish or broadcast a tobacco advertisement unless one of the few limited exceptions under the Act is applicable.

Section 34A of the Act requires a report to be prepared each year on contraventions of the Act. The Minister must table the report in Parliament.

For a contravention of the Act to be established, there must be a successful prosecution.


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