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If you wish to notify Queensland Health of a person or business that may be in breach of the tobacco laws, you have two options:
All possible breaches reported will be investigated and if a breach is proven, on-the-spot fines or prosecutions will follow.
If you have concerns about a person smoking in a car with a child, please click here
If you have concerns about smoking at pedestrian malls or public transport waiting points (e.g. bus stops, taxi ranks, ferry wharves), please click here
While it is not necessary for you to provide your contact details, Queensland Health may need to contact you if we need to clarify any information you have provided.
Your contact details will not be used for any other purpose and will not be disclosed to other organisations or Government agencies.
Please see our privacy statement for further information. Please choose from one of the following types of possible breaches:
From 1 January 2010, smoking in cars carrying children under the age of 16 years in Queensland is banned. Police will be enforcing this law, and anyone caught smoking in a vehicle where a child is present will be issued with an on-the-spot fine of $200.
It is important to note that police need to observe the offence occuring in order to issue a fine.
This means that if you observe a person smoking in a vehicle with a child, even if you take down the details of the vehicle, a fine cannot be issued to that person for that offence after the fact.
The ban on smoking in cars where children are present sends an additional, and vital, message about the impact of exposure to tobacco smoke on children and all Queenslanders are encouraged not to smoke around children at all.
Smoking at pedestrian malls and public transport waiting points
From 1 January 2010, Queensland’s local governments can choose to regulate smoking in pedestrian malls and at public transport waiting points such as bus stops. This means that public concerns about exposure to tobacco smoke in crowded areas can be specifically targeted and enforced on a local level.
If you have a concern about smoking occuring at a pedestrian mall or public transport waiting point, contact your local government for more information about local laws in your area.
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