LITIGATION

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LITIGATION PUBLIC INQUIRIES AS PUBLIC HEALTH
TOOLS FOR TOBACCO CONTROL

• Neil Francey
• Barrister at Law
• Sydney Australia

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World Tobacco InternationalSymposium and Trade
FairHong Kong, 8-10 October 2001

• The global tobacco industry
• the real choice for tobacco regulators.
• Martin Broughton, Chairman, British American
  Tobacco
• http//www.batmalaysia.com/CorporateInformation/pr
  essRelease.htm

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World Tobacco InternationalSymposium and Trade
FairHong Kong, 8-10 October 2001

• Social Responsibility in an international
  environment Philip Morris approaches issues of
  social responsibility in all aspects of its
  operations.
• Steve Parrish, Senior Vice-President Corporate
  Affairs, Philip Morris Companies Inc.

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World Tobacco InternationalSymposium and Trade
FairHong Kong, 8-10 October 2001

• A research based approach to tobacco control
  Tobacco control measures adopted by governments
  have become increasingly draconian but not
  necessarily more effective. Are there better
  ideas?
• Dr John Luik
• The Janus Centre, Toronto.

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World Tobacco InternationalSymposium and Trade
FairHong Kong, 8-10 October 2001

• Can tobacco production survive the WHO's
  Framework Convention on tobacco control WHO's
  Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and other
  proposals, if adopted, will affect tobacco
  growers, processors and the industry at large.
• Antonio Abrunhosa, Chief Executive,
• International Tobacco Growers Association.

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Historical conduct of theinternational tobacco
industry 

• U.S. Conspiracy
• Plaza Hotel, New York, 15 December 1953
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• Frank Statement, 4 January 1954
• http//www.pmdocs.com/getimg.asp?pgno0start0if
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• International Conspiracy
• Operation Berkshire
• 2-3 June 1977
• http//www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7257/371

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Case Study Passive Smoking

• Tobacco Institute of Australia
• 5 December 1978
•  
• A message from those who do to those who dont
• 1 July 1986
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• ETS Seminars
• Australia, 23-27 Feb 1987 Hong Kong, 2-6 March
  1987
• http//www.pmdocs.com/getimg.asp?pgno0start10i
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Case Study Passive Smoking

• INFOTAB International Conference Hong Kong,
  16-19 October 1989http//www.pmdocs.com/getimg.as
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• http//www.pmdocs.com/getallimg.asp?ifavpidxDOC
  ID2021593860/3869
•   AFCO v TIA Morling Judgment, 7 February 1991
• http//scaleplus.law.gov.au/html/feddec/0/91/0/FD0
  00210.htm
•   Sharp v Port Kembla RSL, 2 May 2001
• http//www.nsma.org.au/update35.htm

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Implications for tobacco control 

• Specific
•  Passive Smoking The Law, March 2001
• http//www.nswcc.org.au/cncrinfo/cncrsmrt/tobasmok
  /resource_index.htm
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• General
•  WHO Paper - TOBACCO LITIGATION The Australian
  Experience in a Global Context, February 2001
• http//www.globalink.org/tobacco/docs/ap-docs/0103
  francey1.shtml

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Implications for tobacco control

• Litigation
•  
• Tobacco Litigation Worldwide, BMJ January 2000
• http//www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/320/7227/111
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• Update October 2001
• http//www.globalink.org/tobacco/docs/litigation/l
  itigationupate200110.htm
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Implications for tobacco control

• Inquiries
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• UK Parliamentary Inquiry
• http//www.ash.org.uk/html/press/000216b.html
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• Israel Criminal Investigation
• http//www.jpost.com/Editions/2001/10/16/News/News
  .36301.html
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• Australian Senate Motion, Hansard p. 27647
• http//www.aph.gov.au/hansard/senate/dailys/ds2409
  01.pdf
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Implications for tobacco control

• Suggestion
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• APACT/WPRO Voice of Truth