When did Australia change the legal age for smoking?

The legal age for smoking in Australia is 18 years old. This has been the case since 1984, when the Commonwealth government passed the Tobacco Act 1984. This legislation set the minimum legal age for purchasing tobacco products at 16 years, and for smoking at 18.

In 2005, the Commonwealth government introduced a national tobacco control strategy, which included increasing the minimum legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 18 years. The strategy also included a range of other measures to reduce smoking rates in Australia, such as increasing tobacco taxes, banning indoor smoking in public places, and restricting tobacco advertising.