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SUMMARY:Striking the right balance in consumer protection: Australia as a
  role model or nanny state?
DESCRIPTION:Cigarettes in plain packaging! Graphic warnings for alcohol a
 nd video games! Higher taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks! Stiff fines for 
 cycling without a helmet and picnicking without a permit! Around the wor
 ld\, there are many calls like these for tougher regulations to nudge co
 nsumers towards healthier lifestyles and restrict purveyors of unhealthy
  goods\, all for the sake of public health and consumer protection. Advo
 cates argue that these measures are needed to combat predatory sales and
  marketing practices\, while opponents raise concerns about personal lib
 erty and property rights of businesses. Australia has frequently placed 
 itself at the forefront of this debate\, which affects many industries a
 nd often goes to the heart of a country’s constitutional guarantees and 
 trade agreements. This session will hear from both sides of these compet
 ing concerns and consider whether Australia\, or anywhere else\, has man
 aged to strike the right balance or has instead merely become a ‘nanny s
 tate’.
LOCATION:Room C2.4\, Convention Centre\, Level 2
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