As the designated person for New Zealand, and in accordance with section 43 of the Australian Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (“Australian Act”), I endorse the proposed Regulations set out below for the purposes of section 47 of the Australian Act.

1. Name

This instrument is the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Continuation of Temporary Exemption of Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023) Regulations 2025.

2. Commencement

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3. Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 47(4) of the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (Cth).

4. Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (Cth).

5. Repeal of this instrument

This instrument is repealed at the end of 31 March 2026.

6. Continuation of temporary exemption of Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023

For the purposes of subsection 47(3) of the Act, the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023 is declared to be exempt from the operation of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997.

Note: This section is to revive the effect of an exemption under section 46 of the Act. For that exemption, see section 12 of the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Regulations 2024.

Dated this 12th day of August 2025.

SCOTT SIMPSON, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.