Message from the Director of Public Health This guide helps retailers comply with the provisions in the Public Health Act 1997 about the sale and display of smoking products in Tasmania. Smoking products include tobacco, personal vaporisers and e-cigarettes. Please read this guide carefully, along with the Guidelines for the Sale of Smoking Products, and the relevant parts of the Act. Smoking is a leading cause of illness and early death in Australia. It kills more than 500 Tasmanians every year. These harms ripple through families and communities. Nearly one in five Tasmanian adults smoke daily or occasionally. This is the second highest rate in Australia and compares unfavourably with the national rate of fewer than one in six. Fortunately, most young Tasmanians don’t smoke, but some still take it up. That is why many of Tasmania’s smoking control laws aim to reduce the appeal, visibility and availability of smoking products to young people, and discourage young Tasmanians from smoking. It is illegal to display or advertise smoking products in shops, or to supply smoking products to children in Tasmania. Retailers, your actions can help younger generations of Tasmanians grow up to enjoy being adults, unaffected by the harms of smoking or the loss of friends and family from cancers or lung and heart diseases caused by smoking. Thank you for trading legally and responsibly. If you need help with any matters in this booklet, please contact your local tobacco control officer. Dr Mark Veitch Director of Public Health
Message from the Director of Public Health This guide helps retailers comply with the provisions in the Public Health Act 1997 about the sale and display of smoking products in Tasmania. Smoking products include tobacco, personal vaporisers and e-cigarettes. Please read this guide carefully, along with the Guidelines for the Sale of Smoking Products, and the relevant parts of the Act. Smoking is a leading cause of illness and early death in Australia. It kills more than 500 Tasmanians every year. These harms ripple through families and communities. Nearly one in five Tasmanian adults smoke daily or occasionally. This is the second highest rate in Australia and compares unfavourably with the national rate of fewer than one in six. Fortunately, most young Tasmanians don’t smoke, but some still take it up. That is why many of Tasmania’s smoking control laws aim to reduce the appeal, visibility and availability of smoking products to young people, and discourage young Tasmanians from smoking. It is illegal to display or advertise smoking products in shops, or to supply smoking products to children in Tasmania. Retailers, your actions can help younger generations of Tasmanians grow up to enjoy being adults, unaffected by the harms of smoking or the loss of friends and family from cancers or lung and heart diseases caused by smoking. Thank you for trading legally and responsibly. If you need help with any matters in this booklet, please contact your local tobacco control officer. Dr Mark Veitch Director of Public Health