Jump to full article: Hobart (Tas) Mercury (au), 2010-01-18
Author: ANNE MATHER
Intro: SMOKERS would be banned from lighting up in alfresco dining areas under new laws proposed for cafes and restaurants.
Tasmania's leading anti-smoking group wants the state to continue its pioneering push against smoking in public places by making all dining areas - inside and outside - 100 per cent smoke-free.
On January 1, 2006, Tasmania became the first Australian state to totally prohibit smoking in all public venues serving food and alcohol.
The laws forced smokers outside, prompting concern they were now more visible on city streets and normalising the habit in the eyes of passing children.
Quit Tasmania executive director Michael Wilson said laws to ban smoking in alfresco dining areas would also cut down on the dangers of passive smoke from other venue patrons.
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