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Government & Youth Vaping Worksheet

Explore how governments make and review rules, and how young people can take part in public decisions. Use the information on this sheet. The survey figures below are fictional and created for this activity; they are not real New Zealand statistics.

A policy brief

In New Zealand, the law sets a minimum age of 18 for selling or supplying vaping products. The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 and its regulations set rules for vaping products and their sale. For example, there are restrictions on advertising and sponsorship, and retailers must follow rules about displaying products. Specialist vape retailers have additional requirements. Laws can be changed by Parliament. People and organisations may also share views through public consultation or by making submissions to a select committee when a bill is being considered.

Policy area

Votes

Access to age-appropriate support

Retailer compliance checks

Rules on product promotion

Clearer information for young people

1.According to the policy brief, which statement is correct?

Vaping products may legally be sold to anyone aged 16 or older.
It is illegal to sell or supply vaping products to people under 18.
Only Parliament can enforce rules at individual shops.
The brief says New Zealand has no restrictions on vaping promotion.

2.Name one way the New Zealand Government or Parliament can influence vaping rules, and explain how that action could affect retailers or the public.

3.Match each way of taking part with its description.

Public consultation
Select committee submission
Parliament

The legislature that debates and passes laws
An opportunity to give views on a proposal
A view or recommendation provided while a committee considers a bill

4.Which policy area received the most votes in the fictional youth forum survey, and how many votes did it receive?

5.How many more participants chose access to age-appropriate support than rules on product promotion? What does that difference suggest about the priorities of this group?

6.Give one reason why decision-makers should not assume this fictional survey represents all young people in New Zealand.

7.True or false: The fictional survey proves that all young people in New Zealand want the same vaping policy. Explain your answer.

8.Write a short recommendation to a select committee about one vaping-policy area it should review. Give one reason and identify whose views or evidence the committee should consider.

9.A proposed rule could limit how vaping products are promoted. State one possible public-health benefit and one concern that a decision-maker should examine before adopting the rule.

10.You want decision-makers to hear young people's views about vaping policy. Name one participation route described in the brief and write one respectful, evidence-based point you could contribute.