New South Wales
NSW Health enforces the smoke-free laws that extend to vaping in enclosed public places, commercial outdoor dining, and within ten metres of children's play equipment. Penalties apply to both users and retailers.
Victoria
Victoria applies its Tobacco Act to e-cigarettes, covering enclosed workplaces, outdoor dining, and areas around schools, childcare centres and hospital entrances. The Department of Health publishes a consumer summary.
Queensland
Queensland Health treats vaping like smoking across a wide list of smoke-free places, including patrolled beaches, skate parks, public transport waiting points and most outdoor eating areas.
Western Australia and South Australia
Both states apply smoke-free restrictions to vaping in enclosed public places and around children's areas, and both run active retail-compliance programs. SA Health and WA Health publish the operative lists.
Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory
The smaller jurisdictions follow the same broad pattern — 18+ supply, smoke-free places extended to vaping, and restrictions on advertising — with local variations in outdoor areas and penalty levels.
The practical takeaway
Wherever you are, three defaults keep you on the right side of the line: never supply to anyone under 18, never vape where smoking is banned, and check your own state health department before assuming a rule you read about elsewhere applies to you.