Illegal tobacco trade

This inquiry was established on 7 May 2025 to inquire into and report on the illegal tobacco trade in New South Wales.

The committee has resolved to bulk process short submissions that are 250 words or less. Short submissions published so far can be found here.

Video recording of the hearing can be found on the NSW Parliament's You Tube channel here.

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Chair:		Borsak, Robert (SFF, LC Member)
Deputy Chair:		Maclaren-Jones, Natasha (LIB, LC Member)
Members:		Donnelly, Greg (ALP, LC Member)
	*	Faehrmann, Cate (GRNS, LC Member)
		Lawrence, Stephen (ALP, LC Member)
		Murphy, Cameron (ALP, LC Member)
	*	Overall, Nichole (NAT, LC Member)

* Faehrmann, Cate substituted for Higginson, Sue
* Overall, Nichole substituted for Tudehope, Damien

Date	Milestone
07 May 2025	Referred
15 Aug 2025	Submissions closed
17 Dec 2025	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
20 Feb 2026	Hearing - Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney

No. 1 Name suppressed
No. 1a Name suppressed
No. 1b Name suppressed
No. 1c Name suppressed
No. 1d Confidential
No. 1e Confidential
No. 1f Confidential
No. 1g Confidential
No. 2 Name suppressed
No. 3 Mr Kerry Muir
No. 4 Confidential
No. 5 Name suppressed
No. 6 Name suppressed
No. 7 Name suppressed
No. 8 Name suppressed
No. 9 Name suppressed
No. 10 Mrs Treena Nelson
No. 11 Bronwyn Mandile
No. 12 Name suppressed
No. 13 Name suppressed
No. 14 Ms Della Deng
No. 15 Shoalhaven City Council
No. 16 Georgina Greer
No. 17 Mr Juris Liepa
No. 18 Narrabri Shire Council
No. 19 Alcohol and Drug Foundation
No. 20 Confidential
No. 21 Ms Jacqui Scruby MP
No. 22 Cignall
No. 23 Name suppressed
No. 24 Lung Foundation Australia
No. 25 Name suppressed
No. 26 Confidential
No. 27 Mr Ken Taylor
No. 28 Professor Simon Chapman
No. 30 Professor Becky Freeman
No. 31 Inverell Shire Council
No. 32 Liverpool Plains Shire Council
No. 33 TSG Franchise Management
No. 34 Local Government NSW
No. 35 The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Limited
No. 36 CTC Group Pty Ltd
No. 37 Empowering Parents In Crisis (EPIC)
No. 38 British American Tobacco Australia Ltd
No. 39 Northern Beaches Council
No. 40 Philip Morris Limited
No. 41 Shopping Centre Council of Australia
No. 42 Cancer Council NSW
No. 43 Retail and Trade Brands Advocacy
No. 44 Master Grocers Australia
No. 45 Glen Innes Severn Council
No. 46 Australian United Retailers
No. 47 Mosman Council
No. 48 Mr David Allen
No. 49 Australian Council on Smoking and Health
No. 50 Name suppressed
No. 51 Professor Renee Bittoun
No. 52 Name suppressed
No. 53 Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS)
No. 54 AUSTRAC
No. 55 Office for the Illicit Tobacco and E-Cigarette Commissioner
No. 56 The NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame
No. 57 Tobacco Free Program, Australian National University
No. 58 Confidential
No. 59 NSW Small Business Commissioner
No. 60 Dr Edward Jegasothy, Dr James Martin, Dr Francis Markham
No. 61 Drug Policy Australia
No. 62 Confidential
No. 63 Ritchies Stores Pty Ltd
No. 64 Dr Sophie Scamps MP
No. 65 Dr Melinda Sullivan-Bunt
No. 66 Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)
No. 67 The Heart Foundation
No. 68 Confidential
No. 118 David Byers
No. 119 AMA New South Wales
No. 120 NSW Government

Date	Venue Details
17/12/2025	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript
20/02/2026	Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2026-03-24	24/03/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	ITEC Commissioner
2026-03-24	24/03/2026	Answers to Questions on Notice	AUSTRAC
2026-03-24	24/03/2026	Answers to Questions on Notice	ITEC Commissioner
2026-03-23	23/03/2026	Answers to Questions on Notice	Philip Morris Limited
2026-03-23	23/03/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Philip Morris Limited
2026-03-11	11/03/2026	Correspondence	Mr David Allen – additional information – thoughts and reflections on the evidence
2026-03-10	10/03/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr David Allen
2026-03-06	06/03/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Lung Foundation Australia
2026-03-05	05/03/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Heart Foundation
2026-02-20	20/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Professor Becky Freeman
2026-02-20	20/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Cheneal Puljevic
2026-02-20	20/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Public Health Association Australia
2026-02-20	20/02/2026	Answers to Questions on Notice	Professor Coral Gartner
2026-02-20	20/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Cancer Council NSW
2026-02-20	20/02/2026	Answers to Questions on Notice	Cancer Council NSW
2026-02-20	20/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Australian Council on Smoking and Health
2026-02-20	20/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame
2026-02-20	20/02/2026	Tabled Document	Document containing three graphs concerning smoking prevalence amongst Aboriginal people, different socioeconomic groups, and young people
2026-02-20	20/02/2026	Tabled Document	Letters from parents in the EPIC community regarding concerns about the illegal tobacco trade
2026-02-18	18/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Police
2026-02-06	06/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Northern Beaches Council
2026-02-06	06/02/2026	Additional Information	Northern Beaches Council
2026-02-06	06/02/2026	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Health
2026-02-06	06/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Health
2026-02-05	05/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Professor Simon Chapman
2026-02-05	05/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Glen Innes Severn Council
2026-02-04	04/02/2026	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Local Government NSW
2025-10-03	03/10/2025	Other	Short Submissions - Illegal tobacco - Public - Submissions 69-83
2025-10-03	03/10/2025	Other	Short Submissions - Illegal tobacco - Name suppressed - Submissions 84-109
2025-05-22	22/05/2025	Media Release	Media Release

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