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The New Zealand government's announcement that it will bring in legislation for plain cigarette packs is a welcome public health development. 1 2 However, the fine print says that the government will wait to see what happens with Australia's legal cases, so enactment of this legislation might be delayed. 3
The legal and arbitration processes surrounding Australia's plain packs legislation may take years to be finalised. In one process (with Philip Morris), the first arbitration hearing has been moved to February 2014. 4 There are also...