Prohibition on free distribution and awards associated with sales Prohibition on discounting It should not be allowed to be advertised (in the same way as tobacco products). However, it would be impracticable and overly bureaucratic Prohibition on advertising and sponsorship to prevent retailers from displaying, or representing their product in store and online. There needs to be a standardised label that describes nicotine levels in the However any other Requirement for standardised packaging standardisation should not be required. should be allowed. ‘Branding’ Q7 Do you think it is important for legislation to impose some form of excise or excise-equivalent duty on nicotine e-liquid, as it does on tobacco products? Yes No Reasons/additional comments: Whilst providing an excellent nicotine replacement and reduction regime, e-liquid and cigarettes represent an incredibly economical option for users in wanting to give up tobacco products and are part of an important pathway ongoing for those in smoking cessation. By imposing excise (aside from standard GST) would likely make e-smoking a less attractive solution (cost-wise) and may well result in tobacco smokers deciding not to ‘switch’. A critical incentive (for me, as a heavy tobacco smoker of 30 years) was the cost benefits…over time I was able to sensibly reduce nicotine levels using e-cigarette regime from 2.4 to 1.8 to 1.2 to 0.6 and within a year had titrated to negligible nicotine consumption. Savings of over $100 per week were a critical incentive. I would caution around the highly negative impacts of turning this into a (as would be ‘tax-take’ seen by consumers at least). Q8 Do you quality control of and safety standards for ecigarettes are needed? Yes No Additional comments: Area of concern Yes No Reasons/additional comments Childproof containers Safe disposal of ecigarette devices and liquids
Prohibition on free distribution and awards associated with sales Prohibition on discounting Prohibition on advertising and sponsorship It should not be allowed to be advertised (in the same way as tobacco products). However, it would be impracticable and overly bureaucratic to prevent retailers from displaying, or representing their product in store and online. Requirement for standardised packaging There needs to be a standardised label that describes nicotine levels in the However any other standardisation should not be required. ‘Branding’ should be allowed. Q7 Do you think it is important for legislation to impose some form of excise or excise-equivalent duty on nicotine e-liquid, as it does on tobacco products? Yes No Reasons/additional comments: Whilst providing an excellent nicotine replacement and reduction regime, e-liquid and represent an incredibly economical option for users in wanting to give up tobacco products and are part of an important pathway ongoing for those in smoking cessation. By imposing excise (aside from standard GST) would likely make e-smoking a less attractive solution (cost-wise) and may well result in tobacco smokers deciding not to ‘switch’. A critical incentive (for me, as a heavy tobacco smoker of 30 years) was the cost benefits…over time I was able to sensibly reduce nicotine levels using e-cigarette regime from 2.4 to 1.8 to 1.2 to 0.6 and within a year had titrated to negligible nicotine consumption. Savings of over $100 per week were a critical incentive. I would caution around the highly negative impacts of turning this into a ‘tax-take’ (as would be seen by consumers at least). Q8 Do you quality control of and safety standards for ecigarettes are needed? Yes No Additional comments: Area of concern Yes No Reasons/additional comments Childproof containers Safe disposal of ecigarette devices and liquids cigarettes
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