Illegal nicotine vaping products are continuing to flow into the country, generating a serious national health issue, with border control officers hamstrung in their attempts to choke it without a Customs Act prohibition notice.
Australian Border Force says that over 35 tonnes of single-use vapes are now either sitting in storage, waiting on assessment or destruction. Yet there is no transparency around the processes identified to manage the large-volume destruction of these products which will only increase if and when a prohibition notice is triggered.
