* A negative licensing scheme will be introduced for tobacco retailers – meaning shops that sell cigarettes to children or breach the regulations in other ways may be stopped from selling tobacco;

* Cigarette vending machines will only be allowed in licensed venues restricted to over 18s, must be operated by staff intervention and will be subject to tobacco product display bans;

* Tobacco products will be removed from all shopper loyalty programs;

* Tobacco will be restricted to a single point of sale in all retail outlets;

* Smoking in cars with passengers under the age of 16 present will be banned and attract a $250 on-the-spot fine;

* Advertising tobacco products, selling tobacco products to minors and the sale of tobacco products without health warnings will be met with significantly increased fines.

* Advertising and tobacco promotion offences by corporations in particular, will now attract maximum fines of $660,000 for a first offence and $1.1 million for subsequent offences (previously this figure was $44,000).