Senate debates
Thursday, 4 September 2025
Committees
Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference
12:07 pm
Fatima Payman (WA, Australia's Voice) Share this | Hansard source
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 168 before asking that it be taken as a formal motion.
Leave granted.
I move the motion as amended:
That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 9 March 2026:
The illegal tobacco trade in Australia, with particular reference to:
(a) the extent to which black market tobacco products are funding organised crime;
(b) the extent to which the enforcement efforts of the federal government have been effective at deterring the trade of black market tobacco;
(c) the extent to which the tobacco excise is beneficial in terms of public health;
(d) whether present excise settings have contributed to the growth of the tobacco black market, and whether a freeze or reduction of the excise may help to lower demand for black market tobacco;
(e) the effect the illegal tobacco trade is having on the budget as a result of lost excise revenue;
(f) the rise of second-order crime committed as a result of the illegal tobacco trade, including the rise in firebombings of tobacconists and the effect this crime is having on legitimate businesses; and
(g) any other related matters
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