Tobacco Marketing Act 1965. Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 1990 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act relating to the Marketing of Tobacco Leaf. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Institution Agricultural development Tobacco International trade Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract For the purposes of this Act, there is established a board by the name of the Australian Tobacco Marketing Advisory Committee. The functions of the Committee are: (a) to make recommendations to the Minister with respect to the making of regulations for the purposes of section 18 of this Act; (b) to make reports and suggestions to, and to formulate plans for the consideration of, the Minister with respect to the interstate marketing, and the export and the marketing overseas, of Australian tobacco leaf; (c) with the consent of the Minister, to advise any State Board or other authority or person with respect to the interstate marketing, or the export and the marketing overseas, of Australian tobacco leaf; and (d) such other functions as are conferred on the Committee by or under this Act. For the purpose of enabling the Committee effectively to control the export, and the sale and distribution after export, of tobacco leaf, the regulations may prohibit the export from Australia of tobacco leaf by a person other than the Committee unless: (a) the Committee has issued a permit to the person to export the tobacco leaf and any conditions contained in the permit are complied with; and (b) the export is in accordance with such conditions and restrictions as are prescribed (sect. 18). Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au