Excise Act 1901

S 70 repealed by No 74 of 2006, s 3 and Sch 1 item 63, effective 1 July 2006. S 70 formerly read:

70(1)
Before any package containing manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars or cigarettes is removed from a factory, the licensed manufacturer shall mark that package and any packages contained in that package in the prescribed manner and the marking shall be in distinct characters and shall be effected by a method approved by the Collector.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

Note:

See section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 for the current value of a penalty unit.

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S 70(1) amended by No 25 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 2 item 54, by substituting the penalty and inserting the note at the end, effective 4 May 2001. The penalty formerly read:

Penalty: $1,000.

S 70(1) amended by No 115 of 2000, s 3 and Sch 1 item 40, by substituting ``licensed manufacturer'' for ``manufacturer'', effective 7 September 2000.

70(2)
An offence under subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:

For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

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S 70(2) inserted by No 146 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 4 item 16, applicable to acts and omissions that take place after December 15. If an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after December 15, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before December 15.