British politicians are working to pass a law similar to one introduced to Tasmanian parliament in 2015 that would have banned the sale of tobacco to people born after January 1, 2000.
As the UK moves ahead with a planned ban on tobacco sales to younger generations, New Zealand is moving in the other direction.The UK bill has passed the House of Commons but it still needs to pass the House of Lords. However, this appears highly likely to occur.
They included former prime minister Liz Truss, who was one of the first to speak in opposition to the change.Others followed a similar line, including former minister Robert Jenrick, who argued it was against the principle of equality under the law.But these voices were overwhelmingly outnumbered. "We have to remember that the changes to the smoke-free legislation had a significant impact on the government books," she said.
But the Australian government was able to implement plain packaging legislation in 2012 that covered all states and territories, and it survived legal challenges which mostly centred on intellectual property rights. Tasmania had – and continues to have – among the highest rates of smoking in Australia. They increased from 12 per cent in 2019 to 15 per cent in 2022.
While bans on the sale of tobacco products to people born after a certain date haven't been implemented at a national level anywhere, they have been attempted at a local level.
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