Government’s original proposal would have made vapes a prescription-only product but Greens raised concerns about criminalising users and cost of seeing a GP
The health minister, Mark Butler, says the new laws will protect the community from the harms of vaping. Australians will only be able to access vapes over-the-counter from a chemist or via a doctor.The health minister, Mark Butler, says the new laws will protect the community from the harms of vaping. Australians will only be able to access vapes over-the-counter from a chemist or via a doctor.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup The health minister, Mark Butler, said the amendments came through “constructive engagement with the crossbench”. The list of amendments negotiated includes permitting vapes to be sold at chemists as a schedule 3 medication for adults aged over 18, from 1 October 2024. The wider parts of the plan come into effect from 1 July.
Details of vape purchasers would not be recorded, the Greens say, but people would have to show identification. There would be limits on the concentration of nicotine. The amended legislation will make clear possession of personal quantities of vaping products will not be criminalised and that there would be an eight-month amnesty period for personal possession.
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