Jump to full article: West Australian, 2009-06-20
Intro: Places where smoking is prohibited in NSW will soon include cars, if any of their passengers are under the age of 16.
Billboards and print advertisements will start appearing this weekend to remind drivers and smokers of new government regulations aimed at protecting children from tobacco smoke.
The new laws come into effect on July 1.
"The advertisements will hammer home the message that from July 1, drivers and smokers will be banned from smoking in cars when a child or passenger under the age of 16 is present," Minister assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) Jodi McKay said in a statement on Saturday.
"Any driver or passenger who is caught violating this new law could attract a $250 on-the-spot fine from NSW Police."
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