1998‑1999‑2000

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Bill 2000

No.      , 2000

(Health and Aged Care)

A Bill for an Act to amend the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992

ISBN:  0642 437238  

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992             3

A Bill for an Act to amend the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Act 2000.

2  Commencement

                   This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992

1  Subsection 18(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

             (2)  For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify a sporting or cultural event to be held in Australia if, and only if:

                     (a)  the Minister is satisfied that the event will be completed before 1 October 2006; and

                     (b)  in a case where the event is to be held on or after 1 January 2002:

                              (i)  a similar event held before that date (the earlier event) was specified in a notice under this subsection; and

                             (ii)  no application to have another similar event specified in a notice under this subsection has been rejected since the earlier event; and

                     (c)  the Minister is satisfied, having regard to the guidelines in force under subsection (5), that:

                              (i)  the event is of international significance; and

                             (ii)  failure to specify the event would be likely to result in the event not being held in Australia.