1.11: Anti-Smoking Reforms
Ban smoking in outdoor dining and drinking areas where staff work and at under-age functions and examine other means of protecting
children from the harms of tobacco.
Other Information:
The ACT was the first Australian jurisdiction to enact legislation to prohibit smoking in enclosed places and since that time
has enacted various additional reforms. The ACT Government has also recently proposed legislation to reform the laws governing
the sale and display of tobacco. This legislation would reinforce the ban on entitlements such as customer loyalty rewards
when purchasing cigarettes, as well as the prohibition of fruit-flavoured cigarettes and split packets. The ACT community
is conscious of the dangers of tobacco smoke and supports further reforms. Accordingly, the ACT Government will be looking
to ban smoking in outdoor dining and drinking areas where staff work and at under-age functions, and is examining other means
of protecting children from the harms of tobacco.
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