Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011

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Competition and Consumer Act 2010

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F2012C00827

03 November 2012 - 25 July 2013

Table of contents

1.1 Name of information standard [see Note 1]
1.2 Commencement
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Purpose
1.5 Application of standard
1.6 Application of Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997
1.7 Repeal of Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Tobacco) Regulations 2004
2.1 Supply of tobacco product
2.2 Outer surfaces
3.1 Outline of Part 3
3.2 Smoking harms unborn babies
3.3 Smoking causes blindness
3.4 Smoking causes lung cancer
3.5 Smoking causes mouth cancer
3.6 Smoking causes peripheral vascular disease
3.7 Smoking causes emphysema
3.8 Quitting will improve your health
4.1 Outline of Part 4
4.2 Smoking damages your gums and teeth
4.3 Smoking causes throat cancer
4.4 Smoking causes heart disease
4.5 Smoking causes kidney and bladder cancer
4.6 Smoking kills
4.7 Smoking doubles your risk of stroke
4.8 Don’t let others breathe your smoke
5.1 Outline of Part 5
5.2 Cigar smoking causes mouth cancer
5.3 Cigar smoking causes lung cancer
5.4 Cigar smoking is not a safe alternative
5.5 Cigar smoking causes throat cancer
5.6 Cigar smoking damages your teeth and gums
6.1 Outline of Part 6
6.2 Warning statements
7.1 Outline of Part 7
7.2 Warning statements
8.1 Outline of Part 8
8.2 Warning statements
9.1 Outline of Part 9
9.2 Health warnings not to be obscured etc
9.3 Graphics
9.4 Display of parts of graphics and Quitline logo
9.5 Health warnings to be displayed in rotation — general
9.6 Health warnings to be displayed in rotation — retail packaging for cigars (other than cigar tubes)
9.7 Health warnings to be displayed in rotation — cigar tubes and retail packaging for bidis and smokeless tobacco
9.8 Use of adhesive labels
9.9 Transparent wrappers
9.10 Warning statement
9.11 Explanatory message
9.12 Information message
9.13 Front outer surface of cigarette packs and general vertical retail packaging
9.14 Front outer surface of general horizontal retail packaging
9.15 Front outer surface of small cylinders
9.16 Front outer surface of retail packaging for cigar tubes
9.17 Front outer surface of retail packaging for bidis
9.18 Front outer surface of retail packaging for smokeless tobacco
9.19 Back outer surface of cigarette packs and vertical cigarette cartons
9.20 Back outer surface of horizontal cigarette cartons
9.21 Back outer surface of pouches
9.22 Back outer surface of large cylinders
9.23 Back outer surface of small cylinders
9.24 Back outer surface of retail packaging for cigars (other than cigar tubes) and other general retail packaging
9.25 Back outer surface of retail packaging for retail sale of smokeless tobacco
9.26 Side outer surface of cigarette packs
9.27 Side outer surface of cigarette cartons
9.28 Inside flap of pouches
9.29 Base of large cylinder
9.30 Side outer surface of other retail packaging
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