Legal Challenge to the Smoking Ban at Thomas Embling Hospital: The Application of the Victorian Charter
Alternative Law Journal (2016) 41(4)
2 Pages Posted: 9 Jan 2017 Last revised: 14 Oct 2017
Date Written: December 14, 2016
Abstract
Smoking bans where people are detained potentially infringe rights protected by the Victorian Charter of Human Rights. The Supreme Court of Victoria has considered the Charter implications for the first time in response to a challenge to the smoking ban introduced at the Thomas Embling Hospital on 1 July 2015. The Court found that the ban was introduced in a rights-respecting manner. This brief gives an overview of the decision and discusses some of the broader implications.
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Mackay, Anita, Legal Challenge to the Smoking Ban at Thomas Embling Hospital: The Application of the Victorian Charter (December 14, 2016). Alternative Law Journal (2016) 41(4), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2894621
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