>From: Heather Weaver <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Health Promotion on the Internet <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Smoking bans, what next ? >Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 15:50:36 +1000 > >I completely agree with you. At the rate we are going >it is going to take decades. There is too much money >in the industry and too many people (politicians and >people who's livelihood depends on it, and even >addicts themselves) who have vested interests in >keeping them around. Consider as well prohibition and >how well that worked. I can't help but feel that >someday our grandkids or their kids are going to be >thinking how stupid the people of this era were and >wondering as well why a problem so obvious took so >long to be resolved. >Heather W. > > --- Michael Talty <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >Smoking bans in dining areas of pubs & clubs. > > Being a non-smoker and HCW I can only applaud it. > > The thing I find > > interesting is how long it has taken for such > > regulations to be put in > > place. > > > > This obvious progression of restrictions in public > > spaces has probably come > > about because of the successful case of a bar worker > > sueing her employee for > > smoking related illness resultant from employment. > > Suddenly there is an > > interest from hotel owners to reduce the risk and > > liability for the ill > > effects of the environment they provide in their > > hotel premises. An anti- > > smoking party member of parliament undoubtedly aided > > the bills transition. > > > > The recent local controversy regarding the social > > and financial problems > > associated with the easy access to gambling has > > resulted in recent > > legislation to curb the access to and environment in > > which the most common > > electronic machines are played. > > > > I asked 'what next' as a way of suggesting that both > > these problems have > > been obvious for years but its not until the > > interest of the stakeholders, > > hotel licences, politicians and the community are > > aroused will a > > significant- health promoting-change occur. What > > next for those who had been > > advocating this change? Will we be defending the > > encroachment of our smoke > > free areas in a few years when a new generation of > > smokers or the arguments > > of civil liberties win court battles protecting > > their rights? What will be > > the next major health issue and will we be ready to > > meet it? > > > > Health promotion to a new student like me is like a > > series of little > > battles. You need to know what you want to achieve > > and prepare for the > > battle, know who the enemy is and them wait for the > > best opportunity to > > advance into battle. > > > > Michael Talty > > Sydney > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Elizabeth Develin" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 7:23 PM > > Subject: Smoking in dining areas of pubs, clubs and > > nightclubs banned as of > > 6th September > > > > > > > Hello, > > > New introduced has been introduced in the state of > > New South Wales (NSW)in > > > Australia. > > > > > > The Smoke-free Environment Act 2000 requires most > > enclosed public places > > in > > > NSW to be smoke-free. Up until 6 September 2001, > > pubs, clubs and > > nightclubs > > > have been exempted from the legislation. However, > > from 6 September 2001 > > > (today) certain dining areas of pubs, clubs and > > nightclubs will be > > required > > > to be smoke-free.This is not a blanket ban in > > pubs, clubs and nightclubs, > > > just a ban whilstfood is consumed in dining areas. > > Attached is a file on > > > how the Act applies to pubs and clubs etc which > > has been circulated by the > > > state health deppartment. > > > > > > I would be interested to hear from people in other > > countries about their > > > local legislation - and any thoughts on this new > > legislation in Australia. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > >http://travel.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Travel >- Got Itchy feet? Get inspired!