❓ Dr. Woollard asks about the progress of regulations for the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act 2009. Dr. Hames responds, outlining the work involved and acknowledging some difficulties, but assures the regulations will be ready by September 2010.
AnsweredQoN 178Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
TOBACCO PRODUCTS CONTROL AMENDMENT ACT 2009 — REGULATIONS
Could the minister please inform the house of the progress in the development of the regulations that will enable the implementation of the amendments to the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act 2009 and whether there are any delays or obstacles to these regulations being ready by September this year? Dr K.D. HAMES
Could the minister please inform the house of the progress in the development of the regulations that will enable the implementation of the amendments to the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act 2009 and whether there are any delays or obstacles to these regulations being ready by September this year? Dr K.D. HAMES
AnswerView source ↗
The Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act 2009 was passed with provision for regulations to be enacted in September 2010. That requires a lot of work by the Department of Health. There are 3 860 retailers who currently display tobacco. The changes in legislation resulted in changes to the rules governing the display of those tobacco products. Those businesses have to be communicated with so they can change those displays as part of the rules and regulations needed to be put in place. The legislation also requires the banning of smoking in outdoor eating areas and 50 per cent of licensed premises, in cars with children under the age of 17, between the flags of patrolled beaches and within 10 metres of children’s playground equipment. That will obviously require a lot of public education. We have $315 000 in the budget to fund a major advertising campaign to let people know about the new rules and to ensure that premises are aware of the changes to the rules. As part of that, we have to draft the regulations that govern all those matters. I am advised by the Department of Health that it is encountering some difficulties, but it has assured me that it will have it all in place by the due September date.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act 2009 was passed with provision for regulations to be enacted in September 2010. That requires a lot of work by the Department of Health. There are 3 860 retailers who currently display tobacco. The changes in legislation resulted in changes to the rules governing the display of those tobacco products. Those businesses have to be communicated with so they can change those displays as part of the rules and regulations needed to be put in place. The legislation also requires the banning of smoking in outdoor eating areas and 50 per cent of licensed premises, in cars with children under the age of 17, between the flags of patrolled beaches and within 10 metres of children’s playground equipment. That will obviously require a lot of public education. We have $315 000 in the budget to fund a major advertising campaign to let people know about the new rules and to ensure that premises are aware of the changes to the rules. As part of that, we have to draft the regulations that govern all those matters. I am advised by the Department of Health that it is encountering some difficulties, but it has assured me that it will have it all in place by the due September date.
The Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act 2009 was passed with provision for regulations to be enacted in September 2010. That requires a lot of work by the Department of Health. There are 3 860 retailers who currently display tobacco. The changes in legislation resulted in changes to the rules governing the display of those tobacco products. Those businesses have to be communicated with so they can change those displays as part of the rules and regulations needed to be put in place. The legislation also requires the banning of smoking in outdoor eating areas and 50 per cent of licensed premises, in cars with children under the age of 17, between the flags of patrolled beaches and within 10 metres of children’s playground equipment. That will obviously require a lot of public education. We have $315 000 in the budget to fund a major advertising campaign to let people know about the new rules and to ensure that premises are aware of the changes to the rules. As part of that, we have to draft the regulations that govern all those matters. I am advised by the Department of Health that it is encountering some difficulties, but it has assured me that it will have it all in place by the due September date.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act 2009 was passed with provision for regulations to be enacted in September 2010. That requires a lot of work by the Department of Health. There are 3 860 retailers who currently display tobacco. The changes in legislation resulted in changes to the rules governing the display of those tobacco products. Those businesses have to be communicated with so they can change those displays as part of the rules and regulations needed to be put in place. The legislation also requires the banning of smoking in outdoor eating areas and 50 per cent of licensed premises, in cars with children under the age of 17, between the flags of patrolled beaches and within 10 metres of children’s playground equipment. That will obviously require a lot of public education. We have $315 000 in the budget to fund a major advertising campaign to let people know about the new rules and to ensure that premises are aware of the changes to the rules. As part of that, we have to draft the regulations that govern all those matters. I am advised by the Department of Health that it is encountering some difficulties, but it has assured me that it will have it all in place by the due September date.
The Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act 2009 was passed with provision for regulations to be enacted in September 2010. That requires a lot of work by the Department of Health. There are 3 860 retailers who currently display tobacco. The changes in legislation resulted in changes to the rules governing the display of those tobacco products. Those businesses have to be communicated with so they can change those displays as part of the rules and regulations needed to be put in place. The legislation also requires the banning of smoking in outdoor eating areas and 50 per cent of licensed premises, in cars with children under the age of 17, between the flags of patrolled beaches and within 10 metres of children’s playground equipment. That will obviously require a lot of public education. We have $315 000 in the budget to fund a major advertising campaign to let people know about the new rules and to ensure that premises are aware of the changes to the rules. As part of that, we have to draft the regulations that govern all those matters. I am advised by the Department of Health that it is encountering some difficulties, but it has assured me that it will have it all in place by the due September date.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.