<Tr> <Th> Smoking age </Th> <Th> Purchase age </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> Australia <Table> <Tr> <Th> Regulations by state / territory: </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Province / territory </Td> <Td> Smoking age </Td> <Td> Purchase age </Td> <Td> Notes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australian Capital Territory </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to a person under the age of 18 years . Further it is illegal to buy a tobacco product for a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell any tobacco or non-tobacco smoking product to a person who is under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northern Territory </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell any tobacco product to a minor or on behalf of a minors . It is illegal to smoke in a vehicle with a person under the age of 18 years present . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal for an adult to supply a tobacco product to a person under the age of 18 years; however, a responsible adult for a child does not commit an offence by supplying a smoking product to the child . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Australia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is an offence to supply any tobacco product to a person under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tasmania </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco to a person under the age of 18 years . Minimum age was 16 prior to 1 January 1997 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Victoria </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to supply tobacco to a minor . Smoking in a vehicle with a person under 18 present is an offence . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Western Australia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, deliver or supply tobacco or smoking implement to a minor . Purchase on behalf of people under 18 prohibited . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Regulations by state / territory: </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Province / territory </Td> <Td> Smoking age </Td> <Td> Purchase age </Td> <Td> Notes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australian Capital Territory </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to a person under the age of 18 years . Further it is illegal to buy a tobacco product for a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell any tobacco or non-tobacco smoking product to a person who is under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northern Territory </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell any tobacco product to a minor or on behalf of a minors . It is illegal to smoke in a vehicle with a person under the age of 18 years present . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal for an adult to supply a tobacco product to a person under the age of 18 years; however, a responsible adult for a child does not commit an offence by supplying a smoking product to the child . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Australia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is an offence to supply any tobacco product to a person under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tasmania </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco to a person under the age of 18 years . Minimum age was 16 prior to 1 January 1997 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Victoria </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to supply tobacco to a minor . Smoking in a vehicle with a person under 18 present is an offence . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Western Australia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, deliver or supply tobacco or smoking implement to a minor . Purchase on behalf of people under 18 prohibited . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Regulations by state / territory: </Th> </Tr>

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