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.

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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

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. 2 Name suppressed
No. 3 Mr Kerry Muir
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. 21 Ms Jacqui Scruby MP
No. 22 Cignall
No. 23 Name suppressed
No. 24 Lung Foundation Australia
No. 25 Name suppressed
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. 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. 65 Dr Melinda Sullivan-Bunt
No. 66 Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)
No. 67 The Heart Foundation
No. 118 David Byers

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

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2025-10-03	03/10/2025	Other	Short Submissions - Public - Submissions 69-71, 73-83
2025-10-03	03/10/2025	Other	Short Submissions - Name suppressed - Submissions 84-103, 105, 107-109
2025-05-22	22/05/2025	Media Release	Media Release

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Teneale Houghton	Principal Council Officer	9230 2264	[email protected]
Gareth Perkins	Administration Officer	9230 2296	[email protected]

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