title: Key design features of a new smokefree law to help achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To design new tobacco control legislation to achieve the New Zealand Government's 2025 smokefree goal.
  
  
  METHODS
  An original analysis of the legislative options for New Zealand tobacco control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  'Business as usual' is most unlikely to achieve smoking prevalence that is less than 5% by 2025. Key components of a new Act would ideally include plans and targets with teeth, a focus on the industry, a focus on the product, reduction of supply, and a whole-of-society approach to promote consistency in policy implementation through: i) a public duty on government agencies to act consistently with smokefree law; ii) a general duty on those associated with the tobacco/nicotine industry in relation to tobacco control objectives; and iii) a principle requiring international treaties to be interpreted consistently with tobacco control objectives.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Strategies such as those identified in this Viewpoint should be explored further as part of urgently needed planning to achieve the New Zealand Government's goal for Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025.
authors: Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington.
authors: Louise
authors: L
authors: Delany
authors: Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington.
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Thomson
authors: Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington.
authors: Nick
authors: N
authors: Wilson
authors: Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Edwards
mesh_terms: D006040:Goals; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011639:Public Opinion; D061845:Smoke-Free Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D062789:Tobacco Products / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution