Tag: TobaccoRegulation
Tobacco Bill – can an uncosted law be justified?
On 9 May 2018, the Minister of Health published in the Government Gazette a draft 2018 Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill and invited interested persons to submit comments on the Bill.
Cigarette packaging – a marketing tool or a regulatory instrument?
Over the last several decades, governments worldwide have pushed strongly to regulate tobacco and tobacco products. Their goal is to reduce tobacco consumption. These efforts increasingly focus on stricter rules for cigarette packaging and related marketing practices. Beyond standardised packaging, governments now introduce complementary policies.
