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Luke Costin

Opposition fails to stub out lighter tobacco fines

A move to lighten penalties for first offences has sparked a row that could delay a crackdown. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A new tobacco crackdown will come into force in NSW after opposition to smaller penalties for first-time business offenders threatened to delay it.

The NSW Liberals were against a proposed reform that aims to protect owners of newly established small businesses who accidentally fail to obtain a licence but sell legal tobacco.

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