Tag: Public health legislation
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Could a national tobacco retail licensing scheme help to combat illicit tobacco in Australia?
High tobacco excise has fueled a costly black market, creating what one economist calls a ‘dumb trifecta’ of crime, poorer health, and lost revenue. With inconsistent state laws seemingly failing, this post explores if a single, national tobacco retail licensing scheme could be a more effective solution.
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Innovation down under 1: what has Australia been doing in tobacco control recently?
As discussed in another post, there has been so much vaping law reform in Australia over the past couple of years that it’s easy to overlook significant tobacco control law reforms. Since 2023, Australia has had a flagship, national tobacco control Act. The Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023 [PHTOP Act] consolidated previous…
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Vaccine mandates webinar
On 9 December, the Parsons Centre for Law & Business, together with Corrs Chambers Westgarth, convened a seminar entitled Vaccine mandates and public health orders: legal and ethical issues for business. The seminar reviews the emergence of vaccine mandates in public health orders in NSW, and vaccine mandates imposed by businesses and other organisations from…
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Queensland’s Healthy Futures Commission
Health promotion in Queensland could receive a turbo-boost if the Healthy Futures Commission Queensland Bill 2017 is passed. This Bill illustrates a sometimes neglected aspect of public health law: use of law to build new institutions, to encourage partnerships, and to create a clear legislative mandate to address health challenges. The Healthy Futures Commission was an…
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