New reforms for e-cigarettes
The Government has announced its intention to protect Australians, particularly young people, from the harms of vaping and nicotine dependence.
From 1 January 2024, restrictions will change around the:
- import
- availability
- advertising
- sale of e-cigarette products and liquids (nicotine and non-nicotine).
Further changes will be introduced throughout 2024, which includes stopping the import and sale of non-prescription vapes.
For prescription vapes, the Government also intends to introduce strong regulations to:
- increase the minimum quality standards - including by restricting flavours, colours, and other ingredients
- require pharmaceutical-like packaging
- reduce the allowed nicotine concentrations and volumes
- ban all single use, disposable vapes.
- limit the sale of vapes so people can only obtain them from a pharmacy and must have a prescription.
The TGA is leading the development of these reforms
