Legislative Council: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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Illegal Tobacco Sales

The Hon. C. BONAROS (14:26): Supplementary: can the Attorney confirm for the record that an additional $16.4 million was attributed to this area in the budget, which has gone towards extra law enforcement and authorised officers now working out of Consumer and Business Services, and therefore the increased number of raids that are occurring into illegal tobacco and vapes?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (14:27): I thank the honourable member for her question. I don't have the dollar figure but, as I said, it is very substantial and that sounds like it might be about right: a massive increase in investment in tackling illegal tobacco in South Australia, and that is exactly what a government should be doing.