ABSTRACT
Technically speaking, the particular legislation properly called 'smokefree' describes only those locations and environments that are free from exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke. In Australia, it was not until 1997 that a truly national campaign was launched, and it remains the case that responsibility for developing legislation around tobacco is still largely devolved to the states and territories. Construction of smokers is also in evidence, and it is used in Tobacco in Australia to explain why not all smokers quit, once they have been presented with the requisite information. M. Scollo and M. Winstanley explain that the dominance of the three biggest tobacco companies gave rise to complaints which were dealt with by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. This chapter describes some of the nuances of public place legislation. Some smokefree legislation attempts to deal specifically with smoke as a traveller - a theme.
