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Have your say on the proposed changes to tobacco control and e-cigarette legislation in South Australia
What's being decided?
SA Health will be drafting changes to legislation on a range of tobacco control and e-cigarette reforms and is exploring measures to reduce harms associated with tobacco and e-cigarette use. We are seeking feedback from the community and other stakeholders about these proposals.
enshrining controlled purchase operations into the legislation (an approach for enforcing the ‘sales to minors’ laws for tobacco and e-cigarette products)
increasing court powers to restrict, suspend, or cancel a Tobacco and E-Cigarette Merchant’s Licence if a person is found guilty of selling or supplying tobacco or e-cigarette products to children
allowing for ‘smoking permitted’ signs to be displayed in outdoor smoking areas of hospitality venues
including greater criteria about who might be a fit and proper person to hold a Tobacco and E-cigarette Merchant’s Licence
amending the definition of ‘residential premises’ to remove reference to sleeping or living areas in a prison or place of detention, so that existing smoke-free laws apply to these areas.
New smoke-free and vape-free areas:
within ten (10) metres of children’s education and child-care centres, including schools
within five (5) metres of non-residential building entrances, such as entrances to shopping centres, government and commercial buildings
at public hospitals and health facilities, private hospitals and aged care facilities, and within five (5) metres of their boundaries
within outdoor public swimming facilities
at major sports or events facilities
at or within ten (10) metres of playing and viewing areas during organised under-18 years sporting events, and
on beaches within fifty (50) metres of patrol flags and under (and within five (5) metres) of jetties.
The South Australian Government is strengthening tobacco and e-cigarette legislation due to the well-established risks associated with smoking, passive smoking of second-hand smoke, and e-cigarettes containing toxic chemicals that can pose a risk from passive inhalation.
Additionally, there is a continuing high level of community exposure to second-hand smoke and e-cigarette vapour. These new smoke-free and vape-free areas align with the community’s expectations to safeguard our community from second-hand smoke, with a particular focus on those areas frequented by children and vulnerable people.
Get involved
Have your say by:
Considering the proposed legislative changes above.
Have your say on the proposed changes to tobacco control and e-cigarette legislation in South Australia
What's being decided?
SA Health will be drafting changes to legislation on a range of tobacco control and e-cigarette reforms and is exploring measures to reduce harms associated with tobacco and e-cigarette use. We are seeking feedback from the community and other stakeholders about these proposals.
enshrining controlled purchase operations into the legislation (an approach for enforcing the ‘sales to minors’ laws for tobacco and e-cigarette products)
increasing court powers to restrict, suspend, or cancel a Tobacco and E-Cigarette Merchant’s Licence if a person is found guilty of selling or supplying tobacco or e-cigarette products to children
allowing for ‘smoking permitted’ signs to be displayed in outdoor smoking areas of hospitality venues
including greater criteria about who might be a fit and proper person to hold a Tobacco and E-cigarette Merchant’s Licence
amending the definition of ‘residential premises’ to remove reference to sleeping or living areas in a prison or place of detention, so that existing smoke-free laws apply to these areas.
New smoke-free and vape-free areas:
within ten (10) metres of children’s education and child-care centres, including schools
within five (5) metres of non-residential building entrances, such as entrances to shopping centres, government and commercial buildings
at public hospitals and health facilities, private hospitals and aged care facilities, and within five (5) metres of their boundaries
within outdoor public swimming facilities
at major sports or events facilities
at or within ten (10) metres of playing and viewing areas during organised under-18 years sporting events, and
on beaches within fifty (50) metres of patrol flags and under (and within five (5) metres) of jetties.
The South Australian Government is strengthening tobacco and e-cigarette legislation due to the well-established risks associated with smoking, passive smoking of second-hand smoke, and e-cigarettes containing toxic chemicals that can pose a risk from passive inhalation.
Additionally, there is a continuing high level of community exposure to second-hand smoke and e-cigarette vapour. These new smoke-free and vape-free areas align with the community’s expectations to safeguard our community from second-hand smoke, with a particular focus on those areas frequented by children and vulnerable people.
Get involved
Have your say by:
Considering the proposed legislative changes above.