Committee Details

COMMITTEE’S REPORT

The committee tabled its Report No. 32, 57th Parliament - Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Amendment Bill 2023 on Friday, 5 May 2023. The Bill passed with amendment on Wednesday, 25 May 2023.
 

About the bill 

On 14 March 2023, Hon Yvette D’Ath MP, Minister for Health and Ambulance Services introduced the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Amendment Bill 2023 (Smoking Bill) into the Queensland Parliament.  The Bill was referred to the Health and Environment Committee for detailed consideration. 

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The policy objective of the Bill was to amend the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 to reduce the smoking rate in Queensland and provide the community with further protections from second-hand smoke and the illicit tobacco trade. 

The Bill will amend the Act to:

• establish a licensing scheme for the wholesale and retail sale of smoking products
• ensure there are effective deterrents against the unlawful supply of smoking products, including strong penalties
• empower Queensland Health to monitor compliance with Commonwealth requirements for smoking products and improve intelligence-sharing with other state, territory and Commonwealth law enforcement agencies
• modernise and clarify the requirements for advertising, display and promotion of smoking products, including their application to online trading
• expand smoke-free public spaces, including community spaces for children
• introduce new offences with high penalties to protect children from smoking; and
• improve protections at liquor licensed premises, including tighter requirements for smoking areas and tobacco product vending machines.

Further information

Further information including any written briefings from the department, responses to submissions, transcripts from proceedings and questions taken on notice are available under the Related Publications tab.

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