Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Amendment (On-Product Health Messages and Other Measures) Regulations 2024

Overview

Public Consultation on the draft Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Amendment (On‑Product Health Messages and Other Measures) Regulations 2024

The Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023 (the Act) commenced on 1 April 2024. The objects of the Act are to: improve public health by discouraging smoking and the use of regulated tobacco items, and encouraging people to give up smoking and to stop using regulated tobacco items; give effect to certain obligations that Australia has as a party to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; address public health risks posed by vaping and e-cigarette products; and to combat the trade in illicit tobacco and e-cigarette products. 

The Act provides for the implementation of dissuasive measures on tobacco products such as on‑product health messages through regulations. The Australian Government is now undertaking a public consultation regarding proposed Regulations prescribing on‑product health messages. 

The consultation period is open from 30 October 2024 to 8 November 2024. 

The consultation package includes the: 

• Consultation paper
• Exposure Draft Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Amendment (On‑Product Health Messages and Other Measures) Regulations 2024 

Please note that changes may be made to the final regulations following this consultation process; the contents of the exposure draft will not necessarily reflect the scope of the final regulations. 

Why your views matter

The purpose of this consultation is to seek stakeholder and community views to inform Government decision making.

How to give us your views

Submissions are invited in response to the wording of the proposed amendments and in response to the specific consultation questions.

Submissions must be received by the Department of Health and Aged Care by 
11:59 PM AEDT on 8 November 2024. 

To view the attached documents: right-click the document link below, at the bottom of this page, and select 'Open in new tab'.  

To provide a submission: click the 'Online Survey' link below to access the consultation questions and when complete, click 'Submit your Response'.  

Please note we may not accept:

• submissions provided outside of the Consultation Hub
• submissions which contain offensive or defamatory comments, or which are outside the scope of the consultation
• substantive submissions included as attachments (however, the department may accept attachments that enhance their submission and are explanatory)
• comments received after the consultation deadline (11.59PM AEDT on
  8 November 2024).

Your Privacy

All submissions and the names of persons or organisations that make a submission will be treated as public, and may be published on the department’s website, unless you request that your submission be kept confidential, or if we consider (for any reason) that it should not be made public. Any submission provided on a confidential basis remains subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982. More information is contained in the attached Consultation Paper and Privacy Notice.

As part of making your submission, we will ask you to review and accept a Privacy Notice.

Find out more about how we handle your personal information by visiting our Privacy Policy.

Contact

Tobacco company enquiries contact: Allen + Clarke Consulting at TobaccoReforms@allenandclarke.com.au

All other enquiries contact: Tobacco.Control@Health.gov.au

What happens next

The insights gained through this public consultation process will be considered to further develop the regulations to ensure it remains suitable to address current and future challenges and continues to achieve the Government’s objectives in tobacco control.