Plain Tobacco Packaging (Removing Branding from Cigarette Packs) Bill 2009 [2010]

Type
Private
Sponsor(s)
FIELDING, Sen Steve
Originating house
Senate
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the Trade Practices Act 1974 and Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Tobacco) Regulations 2004 to ban advertising, logos or trademarks and specify the appearance requirements for cigarette packaging.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time 20 Aug 2009
Second reading moved 20 Aug 2009
Lapsed at end of Parliament 28 Sep 2010
Restored to Notice Paper 30 Sep 2010
Lapsed at end of Parliament 12 Nov 2013

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

No documents at present

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

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  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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