3Objects of this Act

3 Objects of this Act

Objects of Act (1) The objects of this Act are: (a) to improve public health by: (i) discouraging smoking and the use of regulated tobacco items; and (ii) encouraging people to give up smoking, and to stop using regulated tobacco items; and (b) to give effect to certain obligations that Australia has as a party to the Convention on Tobacco Control; and (c) to address the public health risks posed by vaping and the use of e‑cigarette products; and (d) to combat the trade in illicit tobacco and e‑cigarette products. Means for achieving objects (2) The means for achieving the objects of this Act are the following: (a) limiting the exposure of the public to communications, recommendations or actions that may persuade people to: (i) start smoking or continue smoking; or (ii) start vaping or continue vaping; (b) reducing the appeal of regulated tobacco items and e‑cigarette products to consumers; (c) preventing the retail packaging of tobacco products from misleading or deceiving consumers about the harmful effects of smoking or using tobacco products; (d) increasing consumer knowledge of health effects relating to the use of tobacco products; (e) increasing the effectiveness of health warnings on, and health promotion messages in, the retail packaging of tobacco products; (f) discouraging people who have given up smoking or vaping from relapsing; (g) preventing and reducing nicotine addiction; (h) reducing people’s exposure to smoke from tobacco products; (i) reducing the environmental risks of tobacco products; (j) limiting novel developments and emerging innovation in tobacco products; (k) limiting the risk of e‑cigarette products becoming a gateway into smoking and the use of regulated tobacco items; (l) increasing public knowledge about tobacco products and the tobacco industry; (m) establishing the Illicit Tobacco and E‑cigarette Commissioner.