Part 5Regulations, enforcement, and other matters
Annual returns and reports
101Record-keeping requirements for regulated products
This section applies to a manufacturer, importer, exporter, distributor, or retailer of a regulated product.
The person must take reasonable steps to keep accurate records of—
- all the regulated products that they manufacture, import, export, buy, sell, or supply; and
- for a manufacturer, the constituents required by regulations to be recorded that the manufacturer uses or intends to use in the manufacture of each regulated product.
The person must keep the records for 3 years from the date of each transaction.
An enforcement officer may require a person to provide a copy of the records kept under this section by notice in writing.
The person must provide the enforcement officer with a copy of the records, in the format required in the notice, within 10 working days of receiving the notice.
A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (2), (3), or (5) commits an offence and is liable on conviction,—
- in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $10,000; or
- in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
Notes
- Section 101: inserted, on , by section 54 of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 79).