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Victoria wins tobacco control award

AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley presented Health Minister Daniel Andrews with the 2008 AMA/Australian Council of Smoking and Health (ACOSH) state prize for the best performance on the 2008 National Tobacco Control Scoreboard.

Minister Andrews accepted the certificate on behalf of his government and his department, and noted that the legislation to implement the Tobacco Control Strategy was now before Parliament. 

Key changes include:

  • Banning smoking in cars carrying children from 1 January 2010
  • Banning the display of tobacco products in retail outlets, with an exemption for ‘specialist tobacconists’ and on-airport duty free shops from 1 January 2011
  • Banning the sale of tobacco at temporary outlets and providing for bans of youth-orientated tobacco products and packaging from 1 January 2010
  • Ensuring Government school grounds are smoke-free from 1 July 2009
  • Implementing improved cessation services, and
  • Increasing Victoria’s commitment to social marketing.

AMA Victoria is supporting the new legislation, and will now be asking the government to ensure appropriate enforcement.


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