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Description
Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes can only be acquired at pharmacies or imported upon prescription in Australia. Since nicotine-free vapour products are considered consumer products and can be sold freely, various state-level regulations have been enacted to protect under-18s, such as age restrictions, retail licensing and public place usage bans.
This report offers an in-depth look at Australia’s regulatory regime for e-cigarettes, covering both federal and state-level regulation.
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Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Outlook
- Australia: the basics
- National regulatory framework
- Age restrictions
- Product restrictions
- Labelling and packaging
- Obligation to notify
- Retail channel restrictions
- Public usage
- Advertising and marketing
- Taxation
- Relevant laws
- Relevant bodies
Methodology
Our research is completely independent and original. It is conducted by ECigIntelligence’s multilingual legal analysis team, all specialists in this sector, and goes through a rigorous review and editing process before publication. Research draws on multiple sources, including: online and offline resources and data, specialist legal software, our own extensive databases and report archives, interviews with key stakeholders and government officials, and collaboration with local legal firms and on-the-ground professionals in the jurisdictions covered.
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