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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1011 asked in the Legislative Council on 25 October 2022 by Hon Dr Brian Walker

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

HEALTH — E-CIGARETTES

1011. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health:

I refer the minister to the Department of Health's website and specifically to the page headed ''Electronic cigarettes in Western Australia'', which until recently contained a section entitled ''E-Liquid/E-Juice/Vape Juice and nicotine''.

(1) When was the information on e-liquids removed from the website?

(2) Who instigated that removal and was the minister or anyone in her office involved in the decision?

(3) Was any new legal advice received by the department or the minister prior to the removal that might have informed the decision?

(4) If no to (3), are the previous statements about e-liquids that did not contain nicotine being exempt from the 2016 Supreme Court ruling still valid; and, if they are, why does the department no longer offer public advice on that aspect of vaping?

The PRESIDENT: Before I give the call to the Leader of the House, I think the final part of that question seeks a legal opinion. Again, I refer the member to standing order 105, but I will give the call to the Leader of the House to attempt to answer the question.

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. To allow for a fulsome and accurate answer, I request the honourable member to please place the question on notice.