Tobacco Control Regulations 2002

For section 23(1)(b) of the Act, a notice on a vending machine indicating that selling tobacco products to children is prohibited is to comply with the following requirements:

(a) the size of the notice is to be at least A4 (210 millimetres x 297 millimetres);

(c) the notice is to contain the word "NOTICE" marked in a sans serif font in black capital letters at least 12 millimetres high so that the whole word is at least 60 millimetres wide;

(d) below the word referred to in paragraph (c), there is to be marked a red, horizontal line at least 275 millimetres wide and 3 millimetres thick;

(e) below the line referred to in paragraph (d), the phrases "The sale and supply of tobacco products to children is prohibited. You must be at least 18 years old to purchase tobacco products. Photographic identification may be required." are to be marked in a sans serif font in black capital and lower case letters at least 13 millimetres and 9 millimetres high respectively;

(f) below the phrases referred to in paragraph (e), there is to be marked another red, horizontal line at least 275 millimetres wide and 3 millimetres thick;

(g) below the line referred to in paragraph (f), the phrase "Tobacco Control Act 2002" is to be marked in an italicised, sans serif font in black capital and lower case letters at least 10 millimetres and 7 millimetres high respectively;

(h) below the phrase referred to in paragraph (g), the phrase "Severe Penalties Apply" is to be marked in a bold, san serif font in black capital and lower case letters at least 7.5 millimetres and 6 millimetres high respectively so that the whole phrase is at least 7.5 centimetres wide;

(i) the notice may (but need not) include an attribution to the Northern Territory Government.