<P> In 1992 the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 expressly prohibited almost all forms of tobacco advertising in Australia , including the sponsorship of sporting or other cultural events by cigarette brands . Contracts were to be honoured and so domestic sporting and cultural events were allowed to have their corporate sponsorships run their course , but they were no longer allowed to enter into new or renew existing sponsorships . Therefore , by 1998 , all domestic sponsorships had expired naturally . However , the Act gave the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing the right to grant exemptions to events `` of international significance '' that `` would be likely to result in the event not being held in Australia '' should tobacco advertising be forbidden . A clause in the Act forbade events from applying for an exemption after 1 October 2000 , unless they had previously been granted one . By 2006 , this had led to only two events being eligible -- the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and the Australian Formula One Grand Prix . A further clause removed the Ministers right to grant any exemptions for any event held after 1 October 2006 : the 2007 Australian Grand Prix therefore featured no tobacco advertising of any sort . </P>
<P> In 1992 the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 expressly prohibited almost all forms of tobacco advertising in Australia , including the sponsorship of sporting or other cultural events by cigarette brands . Contracts were to be honoured and so domestic sporting and cultural events were allowed to have their corporate sponsorships run their course , but they were no longer allowed to enter into new or renew existing sponsorships . Therefore , by 1998 , all domestic sponsorships had expired naturally . However , the Act gave the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing the right to grant exemptions to events `` of international significance '' that `` would be likely to result in the event not being held in Australia '' should tobacco advertising be forbidden . A clause in the Act forbade events from applying for an exemption after 1 October 2000 , unless they had previously been granted one . By 2006 , this had led to only two events being eligible -- the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and the Australian Formula One Grand Prix . A further clause removed the Ministers right to grant any exemptions for any event held after 1 October 2006 : the 2007 Australian Grand Prix therefore featured no tobacco advertising of any sort . </P>
when was tobacco sponsorship of sport banned in australia
when was tobacco sponsorship of sport banned in australia
1992
1992