Australian Capital Territory
Explanatory Statement
Tobacco (Fees) Determination 2015 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2015—213
made under the
Tobacco Act 1927, s 70 (Determination of fees)

The Tobacco Act 1927 provides for the licensing of wholesale tobacco merchants and retail tobacconists.

Section 70 of the Tobacco Act 1927 provides the Minister with the power to determine fees for the purposes of the Act.

This instrument sets fees for the application and renewal of licences for wholesale tobacco merchants and retail tobacconists.

This instrument comes into effect the day after notification and increases the annual fees payable by $100 plus the Wage Price Indexation rate of 2.75% (rounded to the nearest dollar), as set out below:

Fee payable	Old Fee	New Fee	
Application for a wholesale tobacco merchant’s licence:
(a)	If apply from September to November
(b)	If apply from December to February
(c)	If apply from March to May
(d)	If apply from June to August	
$200
$150
$100
$50	
$306
$229
$153
$76	
Application for a retail tobacconist’s licence:
(a)	If apply from September to November
(b)	If apply from December to February
(c)	If apply from March to May
(d)	If apply from June to August	
$200
$150
$100
$50	
$306
$229
$153
$76	
Renewal of a wholesale tobacco merchant’s licence	$200	$306	
Renewal of a retail tobacconist’s licence	$200	$306	

This instrument removes the licence category for tobacco product vending machines.  The sale of smoking products by vending machine is prohibited under section 16 of the Tobacco Act 1927.

This instrument revokes and replaces DI2003-10, notified on 6 February 2003.