FED:Tobacco giant seeks High Court appeal

AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2011
FED:Tobacco giant seeks High Court appeal

Cigarette giant British American Tobacco is seeking an urgent appeal to the Australian
High Court to release legal advice it says will prove proposed plain packaging laws are
flawed.

The full bench of the federal court has refused BATA's appeal to access a Department
of Health document from 1995 that advises against plain packaging.

Lawyers for the company says they will definitely appeal the decision in the High Court
as soon as possible.

Under new laws introduced to parliament it will be illegal in Australia to sell tobacco
in anything but dark brown packaging from mid next year.

AAP RTV ees/mn/sw/

KEYWORD: TOBACCO (MELBOURNE)

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