Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Act 2024 (50 of 2024)

Schedule 1   Amendment of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

Part 2   Regulation of vaping goods

Division 2   Other amendments

Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

23   After subsection 56A(4A)

Insert:

(4B) In proceedings for:

(a) an offence against a provision of section 41QA, 41QB, 41QC or 41QD; or

(b) the contravention of subsection 41QA(3), 41QB(3), 41QC(10) or 41QD(4) (civil penalty provisions);

a certificate by the Secretary to the effect that:

(c) the Secretary did not consent to the manufacture, supply or possession that is the subject of the proceedings; or

(d) the Secretary consented to that manufacture, supply or possession subject to conditions specified in the certificate;

is prima facie evidence of the matters specified in the certificate.