The smoking product supplier licensing scheme will assist Queensland Health to monitor compliance with laws relating to the sale and supply of smoking products. As a retailer or wholesaler of smoking products, you must hold a smoking product supply licence from 1 September 2024. Without this licence, you will be prohibited from supplying smoking products.
To avoid processing delays, you should apply as soon as possible, no later than 31 May 2024. Early applications are eligible for a discounted fee.
A retail licence authorises you to sell smoking products to the public from a retail premises or an online shop.
If you want to sell smoking products from more than 1 premises, you must submit a separate application and hold a licence for each premises.
A single retail licence can include 1 premises and 1 connected online retail shop.
In some circumstances, if you hold a retail licence, you may be permitted to sell limited quantities of smoking products by wholesale to smaller retail premises. A limited wholesale condition can be applied for as part of your retail licence application.
A smoking product supplier licence will take effect on the day stated on the licence and be valid for 12 months.
If you are a corporation with multiple licences, you can choose to have all your licences renew on the same day. Any new licence application at a later date will then be aligned with your existing licences. You can do this by selecting to group your licence renewals when you submit your first application.
In this instance where a new licence is to be grouped to align with an existing licence renewal date, the licence will be granted for a period less than 12 months and the amount payable will be adjusted pro-rata.
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