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Secondhand smoke in Apartments in
Australia, International
September 2, 2016
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Brisbane
Coogee
Countrywide

Gold Coast
Illawarra
Newcastle

New South Wales
Queensland

Sydney
Victoria

Brisbane

1/13/15

15 Smoking bans in apartment blocks up for discussion 612 Brisbane The state government has released independent QUT research into possible changes to laws regarding smoking in apartment complexes.

Coogee

12/1/14 Smoked out: Andrea Cicholas is fed up with neighbours smoking and wants smoke-free apartment blocks News.com.au But after selling two flats within the space of a year because of cigarette “smoke drift” from neighbouring apartments, the 43-year-old says she won’t be returning to a strata-titled property until she finds a non-smoking complex.

Countrywide

4/5/16

Is the latest anti-smoking pitch an assault on our ciggie rights?

abc.net.au Quit Victoria has made the news this week with a proposal for the next step of restrictions in that state. The anti-smoking group wants to ban smoking in the home - or at least, in apartment blocks where the body corporate resolves to create a smoke-free building.
5/16/12 Butt out on the balcony, smokers told DailyTelegraph,com.au Butt out on the balcony, smokers told

Gold Coast

9/10/12 High-rise buildings on the Gold Coasts ban smoking on balconies news.com.au Smoking bans have been accepted by the wider community, according to the Unit Owners Association of Queensland.

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Illawarra

11/23/12 Wollongong apartments to vote on smoking Illawarra Mercury Residents at Fairways, a large complex in Bank Street, are considering creating a bylaw to ban smoking across the entire precinct, including the balconies, the common areas and car park.

Newcastle

1/17/14 OPINION: No safe place to escape danger of smoking The Newcastle Herald AS a medical researcher it's a great feeling to see the NSW government responding to our study of second-hand smoke exposure in multi-unit dwellings, with proposed bans on smoking in common areas set to be enacted this year.

New South Wales

2/6/14 Lighting up on balconies could be banned News.com.au PROPOSED changes to strata laws by the New South Wales Parliament this year could provide impetus for a Queensland blitz on apartment dwellers who smoke.
11/5/13 Residents who smoke on balconies risk fines under strata bylaw changes The Sydney Morning Herald Tenants who ignore complaints about smoking on apartment balconies could face fines under proposed changes to strata laws, the state government says.

Queensland

1/13/15 QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has one message for body corporates wanting to ban smokers from lighting up on their own balconies: butt out. News.com.au THE premier was asked about the proposed changes on Tuesday and said he thought smokers should be free to do what they want on their own property.
1/12/15 You could soon be banned from smoking on your OWN BALCONY: Controversial new plan would force smokers to light up inside - with the doors and windows shut Daily Mail “[There are some very bad suggestions in this law.] The state's Attorney General Jerrod Bleijie is conducting a review into body corporate laws, which tackles the issue of "smoke drift'.
1/27/13 Law could stub out smoking on apartment balconies Sunshine Coast Daily LIGHTING up a cigarette on your apartment balcony will be a thing of the past if smoking bylaws are enforced by body corporate committees across Queensland.

Sydney

11/26/15 Neighbours don't have to put up with secondhand smoke in strata buildings Sydney Morning Herald Hefty damages awarded to a tenant may signal a new era in smoke-free living for apartment dwellers.
11/23/15 Model Natasha Oakley's mother wins $11,000 after suing her landlord because her chain-smoking elderly neighbour made her apartment 'toxic' Daily Mail A landlord has been forced to pay $11,000 in compensation to a tenant because his rental flat was uninhabitable due to a smoking neighbour.
Sydney landlord ordered to pay $11,000 to tenant because of chain-smoking neighbour Sydney Morning Herald Lynette Laming moved into the Potts Point apartment with her 13-year-old daughter last December and within weeks had raised the issue of "very strong smell of toxic cigarette smoke permeating the apartment".
12/29/11 He's the fitness fanatic who is planning to sue his chain smoking neighbours to prove they caused his lung cancer. au.new.yahoo.com “ could smell the smoke in our apartment all the time.

Victoria

4/5/16 Tom Elliott takes aim at the 'creeping ban' on smoking 3AW.com.au It follows a push last week for smoking to be on balconies of apartment buildings.
4/4/16

No Smoking at Home: Victoria Frames New Rules

Australian Network News The Victorian government is seeking new smoking curbs by modifying the concerned property laws covering apartments.
WA’s anti-smoking lobbyists look for ban on smoking at home Domain.com.au “We believe smoke drift entering any part of a neighbouring property may be regarded as a nuisance and a hazard,” Mr Swanson said.
4/3/16

Quit Victoria says owners corporations should have ability to ban smoking in apartment buildings

ABC Melbourne The comments come as a Victorian Government review into consumer property law raised the issue of "smoke drift" within apartment blocks.
4/3/16 Victorian Government floats smoking rules for owners corporations TheAge.com People could be banned from smoking in their homes and on balconies under changes to property laws being floated by the Victorian government.

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