Senate debates Bills
Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate
Sue Lines President
2:11 pm
The question is that the amendments circulated by the Australian Greens on sheet 4173 be agreed to.
Australian Greens' circulated amendment s
(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 4), omit "Schedule 6", substitute "Schedules 6 and 8".
(2) Page 50 (after line 17), at the end of the Bill, add:
Schedule 8 — Mandatory track and trace scheme for tobacco products
Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Regulations 2024
1 Subsection 50(2)
Repeal the subsection.
2 Sections 54 and 55
Repeal the sections.
3 After paragraph 87(2)(i)
Insert:
(j) a primary packaging track and trace identifier (see section 96A);
(k) a secondary packaging track and trace identifier (see section 96B).
4 At the end of Part 3.8
Add:
96A Mandatory marking — primary packaging track and trace identifiers
Cigarette packs
(1) A primary packaging track and trace identifier on a cigarette pack must:
(a) appear only once on the cigarette pack; and
(b) appear on only one of the following surfaces:
(i) the side outer surface of the pack on which a health warning is not displayed;
(ii) the bottom outer surface of the pack;
(iii) the top outer surface of the pack; and
(c) to the extent that the track and trace identifier is an alphanumeric code—be printed:
(i) in an English sans serif typeface; and
(ii) in normal weighted regular font; and
(iii) in black, white or grey; and
(d) to the extent that the track and trace identifier is a machine-readable code—be printed in black, white or grey; and
(e) be printed on a background that is the colour known as Pantone 448C.
Primary packaging of tobacco products other than cigarette packs
(2) A primary packaging track and trace identifier on the primary packaging of a tobacco product other than a cigarette pack:
(a) must appear only once on the packaging; and
(b) must either:
(i) be included on an adhesive label attached firmly to the packaging so as not to be easily removable; or
(ii) be printed on the packaging; and
(c) to the extent that the track and trace identifier is an alphanumeric code—must be printed:
(i) in an English sans serif typeface; and
(ii) in normal weighted regular font; and
(iii) in black, white or grey; and
(d) to the extent that the track and trace identifier is a machine-readable code—must be printed in black, white or grey; and
(e) if subparagraph (b)(ii) applies—must be printed on a background that is the colour known as Pantone 448C; and
(f) may appear on the outer surface of the packaging on which a health warning is displayed.
Adhesive labels
(3) An adhesive label mentioned in subparagraph (2)(b)(i) must:
(a) be transparent and not coloured; or
(b) be the colour known as Pantone 448C.
96B Mandatory marking — secondary packaging track and trace identifiers
Cigarette cartons
(1) A secondary packaging track and trace identifier on a cigarette carton must:
(a) appear only once on the carton; and
(b) appear only on a single side outer surface of the carton on which a health warning is not displayed; and
(c) either:
(i) be included on an adhesive label attached firmly to the carton so as not to be easily removable; or
(ii) be printed on the carton; and
(d) to the extent that the track and trace identifier is an alphanumeric code—be printed:
(i) in an English sans serif typeface; and
(ii) in normal weighted regular font; and
(iii) in black, white or grey; and
(e) to the extent that the track and trace identifier is a machine-readable code—be printed in black, white or grey; and
(f) be printed on a background that is the colour known as Pantone 448C.
Secondary packaging of tobacco products other than cigarette cartons
(2) A secondary packaging track and trace identifier on the secondary packaging of a tobacco product other than a cigarette carton:
(a) must appear only once on the packaging; and
(b) must either:
(i) be included on an adhesive label attached firmly to the packaging so as not to be easily removable; or
(ii) be printed on the packaging; and
(c) to the extent that the track and trace identifier is an alphanumeric code—must be printed:
(i) in an English sans serif typeface; and
(ii) in normal weighted regular font; and
(iii) in black, white or grey; and
(d) to the extent that the track and trace identifier is a machine-readable code—must be printed in black, white or grey; and
(e) if subparagraph (b)(ii) applies—must be printed on a background that is the colour known as Pantone 448C; and
(f) may appear on the outer surface of the packaging on which a health warning is displayed.
Adhesive labels
(3) An adhesive label mentioned in subparagraph (1)(c)(i) or (2)(b)(i) must:
(a) be transparent and not coloured; or
(b) be the colour known as Pantone 448C.
5 Paragraph 103(a)
Omit "Part 3.5", substitute "Part 3.8".
6 Application
The amendments of the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Regulations 2024 made by this Schedule apply on or after commencement.
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