The Importance Of Smoking In Australia

Sue Dunlevy. 2012. “Travellers hit with airport tax for duty free cigarette after limit lowered.” Accessed March 24, 2016. http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travellers-hit-with-airport-tax-for-duty-free-cigarettes-after-limit-lowered/story-e6frfq80-1226473969812 The limit of the amount of tobacco allowed to be brought into Australia dropped from 250 to 50 cigarettes as of September 2014. This not only covers cigarettes pushed duty-free but also any tobacco you’ve attained. Many overseas travellers were unaware of this change and were forking out up to $100 in tax in order to hang onto their bulk purchased cigarettes. If you bring in more than 50 cigarettes you have to pay duty fees on the whole amount, or you can surrender the rest. Cigarettes that are handed in at the airport are shredded at a secure facility. This mostly affects the lower income earners who do not want to pay the hefty duty fees, thus potentially aiding in the smokers wellbeing. This …show more content…
These bans include indoor environments such as public transport, workplace, shops, schools and cinemas. There are different approaches for managing smoking throughout regions. The Air Navigation Act 1920, prohibits smoking on all domestic flights since 1987. This was then extended in 1996, in the Air Navigation Regulations 1947, to include all international flights operated by Australian airlines. It is illegal to smoke within four meters of an entrance to a non-residential and within 10 metres of children’s outdoor playgrounds and in stadiums. Under the Interstate Road Transport Act, smoking on buses is banned at all times. In 2002, smoking in public places including indoor dining areas of liquor licensed premises is forbidden under the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998. Specific outdoor smoking zones are in place for various liquor licensed premises, only 50 per cent of the outdoor area may be dedicated as a smoking and drinking