Cancer Council Queensland has worked with the Queensland Government to introduce some of the toughest anti-smoking laws in Australia.
The Queensland State Government has implemented some of the strongest smoke-free laws in the world, banning smoking in many public places across Queensland.
View Queensland’s tobacco laws or contact the Queensland Government’s Tobacco Hotline on 13 QGOV (13 74 68).
Cancer Council Queensland supports the implementation and enforcement of the laws and will continue to advocate for tobacco control laws to further reduce the prevalence of smoking, reduce cigarette consumption, and reduce tobacco-related illness and deaths in Queensland. We will continue to advocate for state-wide legislation making pedestrian malls and public transport waiting points such as bus stops, taxi ranks and ferry wharves smoke-free.
Smoke-drift in multi-unit housing is a common complaint to body corporate management. While smoking in enclosed common areas is banned, there is limited regulation of smoking in multi-unit housing in Queensland. Smoking in a lot or apartment is a lawful activity, however when residents of multi-unit housing are exposed to smoke-drift from a neighbour, it seems at odds with health warnings and their expectations of smoke-free environments.
This series of Information Sheets examines the existing regulations, dispute resolution possibilities, research, surveys of resident’s experiences, and some of the financial and market implications of smoking in multi-unit housing.
Regulation of smoking in multi-unit housing in Queensland – To what extent does the State tobacco control law ban smoking in multi-unit housing and could smoke-drift be a public nuisance?
By-laws regulating smoking in Queensland community title schemes – What are the limits of body corporate by-law making powers and why?
Private nuisance in Queensland community title schemes – What is a private nuisance and what is needed to show smoke-drift is a private nuisance?
Assessment of second-hand smoke exposure – What is second-hand smoke, how is it measured, what are the health consequences, what do air quality monitoring studies in multi-unit housing show, and what is the effect of sealing and ventilation?
Tenancies, rooming accommodation, discrimination and litigation – What are the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords, and rooming providers and residents?
Experiences of smoke-drift and preferences for smoke-free housing – How prevalent is smoke-drift, how much does it annoy people, and to what extent do residents prefer smoke-free multi-unit living?
Renovation costs, purchasing preferences and fire damage and fatalities – What are some of the financial and market implications for landlords who permit smoking?
For further information or support please contact us at ReducingCancerRisk@cancerqld.org.au or call 13 11 20.