Fatima Payman (WA, Australia's Voice) Share this | Link to 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

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 168 as amended and standing in the name of Senator Payman be agreed to.