Vaping products (also called vapes or e-cigarettes) are battery-powered devices which heat a cartridge containing nicotine, flavouring and other chemicals into a mist which is inhaled through a mouthpiece, and then exhaled by the user as a visible vapour.
No smoking or vaping signage specific to the Tobacco Products Control Act 2006 (external site) can be made available on request
Resources, training and tools for health, community and social service professionals to support people to stop smoking or vaping.
Smoking and vaping are prohibited in many public places under Western Australia’s tobacco control legislation.
Smoking in a workplace is covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996.
Tough new penalties will soon be in effect to combat the sale, supply, and possession of illegal tobacco or vaping products.
Penalties of up to $21 million and 15 years’ imprisonment are now in effect to combat the sale, supply and possession of illegal tobacco or vaping products.
Closure order powers under Western Australia’s tobacco and vaping laws are now in place.
The WA Department of Health has closed almost 50 stores since new laws came into effect, after completing the first major compliance operation under the Tobacco and Other Products Control Act 2006.
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The Department of Health this week conducted raids on Mid-West premises suspected of selling from the illegal tobacco market.
Health promotion and the Chronic Disease Prevention Directorate, Public Health Division at the Department of Health WA.
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