E-Cigarettes, Illicit Products

Mr TARZIA (Hartley) (15:22): My question is to the Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Has the minister or her office received any correspondence to suggest that Adelaide retailers—

Mr Marshall: She's not here.

Mr TARZIA: Another minister will do. Perhaps the Attorney may be able to answer the question. Has the minister or his office received any correspondence to suggest that Adelaide retailers are involved in the supply and sale of illicit electronic cigarette products?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for Consumer and Business Services, Minister for the City of Adelaide) (15:23): I thank the honourable member for his question. I think this is an important matter. I will seek information from Consumer and Business Services who may have some information on that, and I will certainly also speak with my ministerial colleague. This is a serious matter and, indeed, I don't know whether members are aware of this but not only is there a considerable question about whether these are a good thing to use but there is some quite disturbing film I have seen of a gentleman leaving a licensed premises, I believe, and one of these things exploding in his pocket. If anybody is interested in this, it is on the interweb—

An honourable member: YourTube.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: YouTube! This fellow is leaving a licensed—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: A friend of mine showed me this thing the other day—

Mr Marshall: Who, who?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: It was, in fact, the Premier, I can reveal. I was trying to keep him anonymous, but he knows how to use the equipment better than I do. He identified this image, and it was quite disturbing. This gentleman is leaving what appears to be licensed premises and then his pocket literally explodes. He is quite startled, as are other people. So, there is more than one risk to this habit.