❓ Mr. Staltari questions the adequacy of a $10,000 fine for tobacconists and vape shops selling to minors, citing the Generation Vape report. Ms. Hammat indicates the legislation differentiates between lawful and unlawful product sales to minors and will be discussed in detail.

Tobacco and vapes—Minors59.Mr Liam Staltarito theMinister for Health:I refer to theGeneration Vapereport that shows that tobacconists and vape shops are now the number one place that minors are purchasing vapes from, increasing from 23% to nearly 35%. Why does the government believe that just a $10,000 fine for these stores is an appropriate deterrent for selling tobacco and vapes to minors?

Ms Meredith Hammat replied:I thank the member for the question. We will have an opportunity to get into all this as we progress the legislation through the house, but I want to make these comments so that we are clear. There is a difference in this bill between the sale of lawful products from a licensed premises to minors, as opposed to how the bill would treat the sale of an unlawful product to a minor—for example, illicit tobacco. Those matters are dealt with differently. It is probably appropriate to deal with that level of detail in consideration in detail, which I am happy to do when we get there. Tobacco and vapes—Minors