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Australian cigarette plain pack ruling – what does it mean for New Zealand

New Zealand does not have the same constitutional provision as Australia so an identical constitutional challenge could not be brought if similar plain packaging legislation were to be introduced here. Differently mounted challenges may however be possib
JD Supra, LLC
added Aug 17, 2012 02:43
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[India, New Zealand] Tobacco company award 'oversight' - Helen Clark

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says it was a "serious oversight" a cigarette company was able to win a World Business Development Award, which are supported by the UN agency she heads.
New Zealand Herald
added Jul 18, 2012 10:36
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AYMERIC: Legal challenges of any tobacco plain packaging laws bound to fail in New Zealand

Intellectual property1 lawyers like myself are moved to ponder questions such as: does plain packaging amount to a breach of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act? Is it a compulsory acquisition of property rights ... One thing is clear: the plain packagi
Mondaq
added May 6, 2013 14:09
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Plain packaging of tobacco products will not reduce smoking rates, and will violate New Zealand’s international trade obligations (PDF)

Executive summary of submission by Philip Morris (New Zealand) Limited to the Ministry of Health / Consultation on Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products
Philip Morris International (ch)
added Apr 9, 2013 14:36
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[New Zealand] Career criminal continues fight against prison smoking ban

The Department of Correctons is fighting to stop career criminal Arthur Taylor in his bid to force Corrections to drop their ban on smoking in prison. On December 20 last year, the High Court in Auckland ruled in Taylor's favour finding the blanket ban
nzoom.com (TVNZ)
added Mar 7, 2013 04:29
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[New Zealand] Editorial: Forget plain packaging, use price to deter smokers

Price is a weapon that works. It is there that the Government's efforts should be concentrated, not on a step that will make little difference and involves the theft of property rights.
New Zealand Herald
added Feb 21, 2013 12:02
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[New Zealand] Auckland duty free spend hit by Australian tobacco allowance cut

The impact of drastically reduced tobacco allowances for passengers entering Australia from 1 September 2012 softened retail revenue growth at Auckland Airport in the six months to 31 December 2012, the airport operator has revealed.
The Moodie Report (uk)
added Feb 21, 2013 11:16
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[New Zealand] Smokers' new legal spat

The Aucklander (nz)
added Feb 13, 2013 12:32
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[New Zealand] Tax increase pushes smokers to quit

With the first of four New Year tobacco tax hikes now in effect, Quitline has had a surge in the number of calls from smokers wanting to kick the habit. A 10% tax increase implemented today has bumped the cost of a packet of 20 cigarettes to around $16
nzoom.com (TVNZ)
added Jan 1, 2013 12:05
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NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE A RIGHT TO RUN THEIR OWN LIVES SAYS BATNZ (PDF)

The Government’s proposal to force cigarettes into plain packaging fails to respect adult smokers who wish to run their own lives and make their own decisions, says British American Tobacco New Zealand (BATNZ). “There is already universal awareness of t
British American Tobacco (BAT) New Zealand
added Oct 15, 2012 09:38
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