A guide to passive smoking and
the law in NSW

When smoke gets in your eyes...nose, throat, lungs and bloodstream - A guide to passive smoking and the law in NSW was published in February 2001, and updated in part in June 2005. It provides a comprehensive overview of topics and issues surrounding passive smoking and the law and is intended to be utilised as a reference for the legal profession as well as employers, unions and other interested members of the community.

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction (updated June 2005)
• Abbreviations

Section 1: An overview

• What are environmental tobacco smoke and passive smoking
• The emergence of the scientific evidence
• Community attitudes to passive smoking and smoking restrictions (updated June 2005)
• Litigation and passive smoking (updated June 2005)
• The growth of smoking restrictions
• The tobacco industry's reaction (updated June 2005)

Section 2: The health effects of environmental tobacco smoke

• Overview of the major health effects of environmental tobacco smoke exposure
• Cardiovascular disease
• Lung cancer
• Stroke
• Breast cancer
• Respiratory health effects in adults
• Respiratory health effects in children
• ETS and pregnancy
• Otitus media with effusion (glue ear) in children

Section 3: The tobacco industry's response

• The domestic conspiracy
• The international conspiracy
• The industry's internal knowledge
• The industry's external "message"
• Conclusion (updated June 2005)

Section 4: The law relating to environmental tobacco smoke

• Common law (updated June 2005)
• Workers' compensation (updated June 2005)
• Other civil remedies (updated June 2005)
• Industrial safety laws
• Inclosed lands
• NSW legislation dealing with environmental tobacco smoke (updated July 2007)
• Commonwealth legislation dealing with environmental tobacco smoke

• Appendix A: Legal cases on passive smoking (updated June 2005)
• Appendix B: Where to obtain further information
• Appendix C: Key publications
• Glossary
• References

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