Vaping hub

Find out how we define and regulate vapes in Australia.

Last updated

1 October 2024

The vaping hub provides up-to-date information on the regulatory changes and how they impact the Australian community, industry and health practitioners.

Changes to the regulation of vapes

1 October 2024

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Find out about changes to the regulation of vapes in Australia.
Vapes: information for individuals and patients

1 October 2024

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Find out about therapeutic vapes for smoking cessation and the management of nicotine dependence, how they are regulated, and how they can be accessed.
Vapes: information for prescribers

1 October 2024

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Learn about the regulatory framework for prescribing therapeutic vapes for smoking cessation or the management of nicotine dependence.
Vapes: information for pharmacists

6 November 2025

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Learn about how vapes for smoking cessation and nicotine dependence are regulated, and the requirements for dispensing and supplying vapes.
Vapes: information for sponsors, importers and manufacturers

20 August 2025

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Learn what the regulatory changes mean for the importation and manufacture of therapeutic vapes.
Vapes: information for wholesale, transport, logistics and storage facilities

1 October 2024

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Learn what the regulatory changes mean for the supply and commercial possession of therapeutic vapes.
Vapes: information for retailers

1 October 2024

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Vapes cannot be supplied through any non-pharmacy retail store, such as tobacconists, vape shops or convenience stores in Australia.
Vapes: advertising and promotion

1 October 2024

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Find out more about the restrictions around advertising and promotion that apply to vapes.
Vapes: compliance and enforcement

5 March 2026

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Find out how we approach and manage compliance with the regulation of vapes in Australia.
Notified vape list: goods for smoking cessation or nicotine dependence

2 October 2026

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This page contains a list of therapeutic vaping goods, for use in smoking cessation or the management of nicotine dependence, that can be legally supplied in Australia. Healthcare practitioners can use this list when prescribing and supplying unapproved therapeutic vaping goods as they have been notified as complying with applicable standards.
Product standards: unapproved therapeutic vapes

1 October 2024

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Find out more about product standards that apply to unapproved therapeutic vapes for smoking cessation and the management of nicotine dependence.

Reporting non-compliance

We encourage you to report any perceived breach of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 or questionable practices relating to the importation, manufacture, supply, export or advertising of vapes to the TGA. This includes the supply of vapes by a retailer that is not a pharmacy.

Related information

Nicotine pouches - can only be imported, supplied and advertised in accordance with the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, and state/territory law
Medicinal cannabis - cannabis vapes are subject to separate strict regulations

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TGA warning about unapproved nicotine gum products

30 October 2026

Safety alerts

We are warning consumers about unapproved nicotine gum products being unlawfully supplied in Australia.

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Crackdown in Queensland targeting illegal tobacco, vapes and nicotine products

30 October 2026

Media releases

We conducted a coordinated enforcement operation in Coopers Plains and Acacia Ridge together with Queensland Health and the Queensland Police Service. The operation targeted the alleged unlawful storage and distribution of illicit vaping goods, illicit tobacco and unapproved nicotine products.
Suryam Energy Pty Ltd paid infringement notices totalling $39,600 for alleged unlawful supply of vaping goods

18 September 2026

Media releases

We have issued two infringement notices totalling $39,600 to New South Wales-based company Suryam Energy Pty Ltd (Suryam Energy) for the alleged unlawful supply of vaping goods.
Enforcement action disrupts illicit vape distribution network in Sydney

19 August 2026

Media releases

The TGA, working with the NSW Police Force and other state and Commonwealth enforcement agencies, supported coordinated enforcement operations targeting a company allegedly involved in the importation, storage and distribution of vaping goods, nicotine pouches, illicit tobacco and other unlawful products.

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Changes to the regulation of vapes

Vapes: information for individuals and patients

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Vapes: information for sponsors, importers and manufacturers

Vapes: information for wholesale, transport, logistics and storage facilities

Vapes: information for retailers

Vapes: advertising and promotion

Vapes: compliance and enforcement

Notified vape list: goods for smoking cessation or nicotine dependence

Product standards: unapproved therapeutic vapes

Reporting non-compliance

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TGA warning about unapproved nicotine gum products

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Crackdown in Queensland targeting illegal tobacco, vapes and nicotine products

Suryam Energy Pty Ltd paid infringement notices totalling $39,600 for alleged unlawful supply of vaping goods

Enforcement action disrupts illicit vape distribution network in Sydney

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