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The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-12-04.278.1) moved by Queensland Senator [Matthew Canavan](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/matthew_canavan) (LNP), which means they failed. ### What do the amendments do? Senator Canavan [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-12-04.278.1): > *Firstly, it removes liquid nicotine from schedule 4 of the Poisons Standard. I note that, at the moment, schedule 4 means that to obtain liquid nicotine you need to do so with a prescription in this country...* > > *The second part of my amendments gives the minister power to regulate all of those aspects of the vaping market and to do so in a way similar to how smoking is regulated in this country...* > > *Finally, the third part of my amendments would establish an industry fund. Those who are selling e-cigarettes would have to fund a disposable vapes collection scheme.*

Senate, 2023-12-05. negative: ayes 3, noes 38.

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The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-12-04.278.1) moved by Queensland Senator [Matthew Canavan](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/matthew_canavan) (LNP), which means they failed. ### What do the amendments do? Senator Canavan [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-12-04.278.1): > *Firstly, it removes liquid nicotine from schedule 4 of the Poisons Standard. I note that, at the moment, schedule 4 means that to obtain liquid nicotine you need to do so with a prescription in this country...* > > *The second part of my amendments gives the minister power to regulate all of those aspects of the vaping market and to do so in a way similar to how smoking is regulated in this country...* > > *Finally, the third part of my amendments would establish an industry fund. Those who are selling e-cigarettes would have to fund a disposable vapes collection scheme.*

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