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Smoking bans to be widened in Qld 

Smoking will be banned in sections of bars and eating places and restrictions placed on the way tobacco products are advertised and sold under tough new laws to be introduced into Queensland parliament tomorrow.

Premier Peter Beattie said today the new legislation, to be phased in over 12 months, would ban smoking in the dining areas of bars, restaurants and cafes.

A spokesman for Mr Beattie said while smoking would still be permitted in licensed premises, it would be banned in any section of a bar where food was being served and eaten.

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