Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 - NEW

The Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 brings into effect from 1 July 2009 new requirements for tobacco retailers and the community, and incorporates provisions of the Public Health Act 1991 relating to tobacco control.

This new legislation aims to reduce the incidence of smoking and other consumption of tobacco products and non-tobacco smoking products, particularly by young people, in recognition of the fact that the consumption of those products adversely impacts on the health of the people of New South Wales and places a substantial burden on the State's health resources.

Read more at the NSW Government Department of Health Website