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HMS, HIC 2016 HSC 19 MC

From December 2012, the Australian Government required all tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging.

Why did the government do this?

  1. To increase costs at the point of sale
  2. To increase taxation on tobacco products
  3. To provide a mix of strategies aimed at developing personal skills
  4. To implement a health promotion strategy directed at changing behaviour
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\(D\)

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  • D is correct: Plain packaging is a health promotion strategy targeting tobacco behaviour change.

Other Options:

  • A is incorrect: Plain packaging doesn’t directly increase product costs.
  • B is incorrect: Packaging requirements don’t affect taxation levels.
  • C is incorrect: This targets population behaviour, not individual skill development.