Australia
Sales of tobacco to children under the age of 18 are illegal in all Australian states and territories. It is also illegal for a person over 18 to give a child under 16 cigarettes or tobacco products. It is as well, illegal for a person under 18 to purchase cigarettes The smoking age varies among states and territories but 18 to purchase.In most states it is illegal for any person under 16 to smoke tobacco products. If you look under the age of 25, a compulsory age check is required. Ban on the sale of tobacco to minors under 18 years; restrictions on the distribution of free samples per Order No. 731 of 1990-05-30.
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—D.H. (David Herbert)
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