The various legal challenges to tobacco packaging regulations

摘要

Since the introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products in Australia, three legal actions have been brought against the Australian Government. In addition, various other legal actions have been taken or threatened in relation to the proposals of governments to introduce similar legislation in other jurisdictions. This article provides an overview of the different types of regulatory action taken by governments and the legal actions that have been or are currently being taken against government regulation of tobacco packaging and gives an indication of future action that might be taken in various fora.