Australian Customs requires that after July 1, 2019 tobacco can only be imported with a permit issued by the Australian Department of Home Affairs, and that the amount of tobacco needs to be declared and all duties and taxes paid when entering Australian Customs. Why is Australia cracking down on the tobacco industry so much? Today we will popularize the history of the smoking ban in each Australian state. I. What are the latest regulations in Australia
If you bring cigarettes without declaring them, you will be fined once you are found. The tax is several times the money of the cigarette (cigarettes are about 0.71 Australian dollars / cigarette tax). Or the cigarettes may be confiscated, or worse, deported. It is also possible that Australian Customs will do "smuggling treatment", then you may face the penalty of imprisonment.
The Australian government has also said that it will not only ban the import of tobacco, but also raise the tax on tobacco in Australia. In Australia, cigarettes can only be bought in licensed supermarkets or convenience stores, such as the big supermarket chains Woolworths and Coles in Australia, and also at the checkout to inform the cashier to buy cigarettes. (Note that Australian law makes it illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to people under the age of 18.) A pack of cigarettes is about $20-25, and by 2020, a pack of cigarettes will go up to $40.
Before, the Australian customs requirements for passengers to carry tobacco is 50 cigarettes, equivalent to about two and a half packs of domestic. But in 2017, Australian customs regulations can only bring one pack of duty-free cigarettes into the country.
According to a survey by the Australian Department of Health, 15,000 people die every year in Australia due to excessive smoking. The Australian government has even spent A$31.5 billion to make up for the damage caused by smoking. As you can see, the governments around Australia began to take anti-smoking measures early, and increasingly strict.
Second, why is Australia so crackdown on the tobacco industry?
1, first of all, Australia does not have a local tobacco industry, all tobacco is imported, in short, the disappearance of the tobacco industry does not affect the employment rate and corporate tax revenue in Australia.
2, secondly, Australia is a universal health care country, if the disease caused by tobacco, then the medical expenses incurred by the government to pay for the cost.
In other words, the Australian government's expenditure on the tobacco industry far exceeds the revenue brought to the country by the tobacco industry. In the face of this situation, each Australian government will increase the ban on the tobacco industry.
Third, the history of Australia's state smoking ban
1.South Australia: Since November 2007, smoking has been banned in public places.
2.Western Australia: Since 2005, smoking has been banned in public places, and since July 2006, a total ban on smoking has been in place.
3.Tasmania: Smoking in indoor places was banned from January 2006. smoking in cars with passengers under 18 years old was banned from January 2008.
4, NSW: July 2007 onwards all enclosed areas of restaurants, bars and clubs prohibit smoking. 1 July 2009 onwards, the car with passengers under 16 years of age to attract is an offence. 2008 Public Health (Tobacco) Act provides that the car with passengers under 16 years of age, regardless of who the offender is, on the spot fine of $250, enforced by the New South Wales Police.
5. Norfolk Island: Smoking is prohibited in the prescribed areas. Bars and licensed establishments are allowed to smoke. Resorts and motels have smoking rooms and smoking areas.
6.Queensland: Since July 2006, a total ban on smoking has been in place. Since May 2009, smoking in cars with passengers under 16 years old is prohibited.
7.Virginia: Since July 2007, smoking is banned in enclosed public places. since January 2010, smoking is banned in cars with passengers under the age of 18. Smoking is only allowed in specific enclosed places.
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