	{"id":97018,"date":"2024-12-10T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=97018"},"modified":"2024-12-05T10:50:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T23:50:45","slug":"heart-foundation-welcomes-tougher-tobacco-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/living\/heart-foundation-welcomes-tougher-tobacco-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Foundation welcomes tougher tobacco regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Heart Foundation has welcomed the Victorian government&#8217;s passing of reforms to minimise illegal tobacco sales.<\/p>\n<p>The Tobacco Amendment (Tobacco Retailer and Wholesaler Licensing Scheme) Bill 2024 was passed in parliament and will introduce strong controls around the sale of the product.<\/p>\n<p>Heart Foundation Victorian manager Chris Enright commended the Victorian government and said it was an action public health experts and chronic disease organisations had been advocating for.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Similar legislation is already in place in other states and territories and has been shown to have a positive impact on reducing tobacco smoking and the availability of tobacco to children.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Smoking presents major heart health risks to people living in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Smoking makes people four times more likely to die of a heart attack or stroke and three times more likely to die from sudden cardiac disease.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As part of the legislation, a licensing system for tobacco retailers and wholesalers in Victoria will be introduced.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97019\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-97019 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/Untitled-design-11-1-1024x538.png?_t=1733356140\" alt=\"Heart Foundation welcomes tougher tobacco regulations\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/Untitled-design-11-1-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/Untitled-design-11-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/Untitled-design-11-1-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/Untitled-design-11-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heart Foundation Victorian manager Chris Enright said the new bill would help to drive down cardiovascular disease and other smoking-related illnesses. Photo: THE HEART FOUNDATION<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bill will ensure:<\/p>\n<p>Only licensed retailers are permitted to sell tobacco<\/p>\n<p>Licenses are generated exclusively to individuals deemed &#8220;fit and proper&#8221; after passing a rigorous test<\/p>\n<p>Retailers can be denied a license based in their history and known associates<\/p>\n<p>Enhanced search powers facilitate quicker and easier raids, searches, and seizures of illicit products from retailers suspected of organised crime links.<\/p>\n<p>Fines exceeding $355,000 or up to 15 years imprisonment for individuals selling illicit tobacco, and<\/p>\n<p>Fines more than $1.7 million for businesses found selling illicit tobacco<\/p>\n<p>A new tobacco regulator will also be established made up of dedicated inspectors, administering the licencing scheme and responsible for the enforcement and compliance of licences.<\/p>\n<p>The new laws and regulations will be the toughest in Australia and will come into effect when the act starts,<\/p>\n<p>The new licensing scheme will begin to roll out from the middle of next year.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Enright said the new bill will help to drive down cardiovascular disease and other smoking-related illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Heart Foundation, smoking rates are coming down in Australia but there are still more than 20,000 deaths caused by smoking every year.<\/p>\n<p>Tobacco smoke is one of the main risk factors for heart disease and is responsible for 12 per cent of the burden (death and illness) of cardiovascular disease in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The Heart Foundation supports several measures to lower the number of Australians smoking, including making smoking less affordable, increasing the number of smoke-free environments, and regulating the contents of cigarettes and smoking-related products.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/heartfoundation.org.au\/about-us\/advocacy\/smoking-and-tobacco-regulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heartfoundation.org.au\/about-us\/advocacy\/smoking-and-tobacco-regulation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Heart Foundation has welcomed the Victorian government&#8217;s passing of reforms to minimise illegal tobacco sales. 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