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Queensland Health compliance team, accompanied by police, seized items from two tobacco stores in Kingaroy in April (Photo: Qld Health)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 22, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Landlords who lease their premises to businesses selling illegal tobacco and vapes will face large fines – and possibly jail – under proposed State Government legislation.<\/p>\n

Under the proposed laws, landlords who are complicit or turn a blind eye to illegal activity will face one year’s jail,\u00a0a $161,300 fine, or both.<\/p>\n

The Bill would also:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Extend “interim” closure periods for non-compliant businesses from 72 hours to three months;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Give lessors the right to terminate a lease if their tenant has triggered a closure order through illegal activity;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Allow undercover operations to support Queensland Health\u2019s covert investigations; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Include a new power to seize and destroy all legal smoking products that have been compromised by being sold alongside illicit tobacco and vapes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Health Minister Tim Nicholls said illegal traders and their landlords were being put on notice.<\/p>\n

          The Tobacco and Other Smoking Products and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 follows “Operational Appaloosa”, Australia’s largest-ever seizure of illicit tobacco and vapes in a single operation led by a health authority in Australia.<\/p>\n

          \u201cDespite all our recent progress, the illegal trade remains deeply entrenched,\u201d Minister Nicholls said.<\/p>\n

          \u201cThis is because the profits simply outweigh risk of enforcement and the current laws limit enforcement responsiveness by being too onerous or relying on prosecution through the courts.<\/p>\n

          \u201cThese new laws, released for public consultation today, will help fix this.\u201d<\/p>\n

          In March, Operation Appaloosa raided more than 30 locations and seized more than 76,000 vapes, 19 million illicit cigarettes and 3.6 tonnes of loose illicit tobacco with a combined estimated street value of $20.8 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n

          On April 3, the nation\u2019s toughest on-the-spot fines for the sale of illicit tobacco and vapes came into effect, leading to $5,094,560 in fines the first week alone.<\/p>\n

          Consultation on the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 will be open until June 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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