Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Health and Ageing
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Introduced with the Trade Marks Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Bill 2011, the bill prevents tobacco advertising and promotion of tobacco products and tobacco product packaging by making it an offence to sell, supply, purchase, package or manufacture tobacco products or packaging for retail sale that are not compliant with plain packaging requirements.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	06 Jul 2011
Second reading moved	06 Jul 2011
Second reading debate	24 Aug 2011
Consideration in detail debate	24 Aug 2011
Second reading agreed to	24 Aug 2011
Third reading agreed to	24 Aug 2011

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	25 Aug 2011
Second reading moved	25 Aug 2011
Second reading debate	11 Oct 2011
Second reading debate	09 Nov 2011
Second reading debate	10 Nov 2011
Second reading agreed to	10 Nov 2011
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Government agreed to	10 Nov 2011
Third reading agreed to	10 Nov 2011

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	21 Nov 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	21 Nov 2011
Assent Act no.: 148 Year: 2011	01 Dec 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
SOUTHCOTT, Andrew, MP

Senate

Government [sheet BN220]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (07/07/2011): House Standing Committee on Health and Ageing
Committee report (22/08/2011)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
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

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

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