Smoking product legislation
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There are laws and guidelines about selling smoking products. Smoking products include tobacco, cigarettes, and e-cigarettes.
Laws and guidelines
Licence to sell Tobacco
- Tasmania has strict rules about selling smoking products
- You must have a licence or be an employee of someone who holds a licence.
- A licence means you are permitted by law to sell smoking products.
- You need a licence for every premise selling these products.
- A licence has an annual fee.
- You must renew you licence each year.
- You will be sent a reminder via email to renew your licence before it expires.
Applying for a new licence
- Click here to apply for a new smoking product licence
- You will need to provide three forms of certified identification.
- Applications can take up to three weeks to be processed.
- You are not able to sell smoking products until your licence is approved.
Renewing an existing licence
- You must use this link to renew your existing licence
- Renewals can be processed quickly as long as sales information has been provided (see below).
- Licence renewals must be completed prior to expiry.
Reporting your sales information
- You must collect, keep and report information about smoking product sales.
- To report your sales go to My Licence before or on your renewal date.
- Download the sample CSV file and instructions on how to collect sales data.
Training and guidelines
Responsible service of tobacco
Access the Responsible Service of Tobacco online course.
Display and sale of tobacco guidelines
Learn about smoking product restrictions including what you can’t display or sell in Tasmania.
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