South Australian Consolidated Acts

TOBACCO PRODUCTS REGULATION ACT 1997 - SECT 70

70—Trial of nicotine replacement therapy to aid in quitting smoking

        (1)         The Minister must establish a scheme to trial the effectiveness of using nicotine replacement therapy to overcome the physical addiction to tobacco products.

        (2)         The Minister must establish the scheme in accordance with the following principles:

            (a)         at least 1 000 users of tobacco products who wish to quit using tobacco products must participate in the trial;

            (b)         the trial must be conducted in accordance with established scientific methods using control groups;

            (c)         participants in the trial must be selected according to a means test;

            (d)         participants in the trial must receive a subsidy determined by the Minister of up to 75% of any cost incurred by the participant for nicotine replacement therapy but not exceeding $300 per participant;

            (e)         an evaluation of the trial must be carried out to determine—

                  (i)         whether the nicotine replacement therapy contributed significantly to the success rate of participants quitting the use of tobacco products; and

                  (ii)         whether making nicotine replacement therapy generally affordable would be a cost-effective method of dealing with a serious public health issue.

        (3)         The Minister must take into account any recommendations of Quit SA when establishing the scheme.

Note—

Quit SA is an initiative of The Cancer Council of Australia and the National Heart Foundation (SA Division). Most of its funding is provided by the State Government.