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senate vote 2023-12-05#25

Edited by mackay staff

on 2024-05-03 16:20:04

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  • Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023 and Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 - In Committee - Vaping regulation
  • Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023 and another - In Committee - Vaping regulation

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senate vote 2023-12-05#25

Edited by mackay staff

on 2024-05-03 16:19:43

Title

  • Bills — Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023, Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023
  • Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023 and Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 - In Committee - Vaping regulation

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  • <p class="motion-notice motion-notice-notext">No motion text available</p>
  • The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-12-04.278.1) moved by Queensland Senator [Matthew Canavan](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/matthew_canavan) (LNP), which means they failed.
  • ### What do the amendments do?
  • Senator Canavan [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-12-04.278.1):
  • > *Firstly, it removes liquid nicotine from schedule 4 of the Poisons Standard. I note that, at the moment, schedule 4 means that to obtain liquid nicotine you need to do so with a prescription in this country...*
  • >
  • > *The second part of my amendments gives the minister power to regulate all of those aspects of the vaping market and to do so in a way similar to how smoking is regulated in this country...*
  • >
  • > *Finally, the third part of my amendments would establish an industry fund. Those who are selling e-cigarettes would have to fund a disposable vapes collection scheme.*