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Tanning beds shut as Victoria announces solarium ban

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Sunbed operators will not be compensated as their business becomes illegal but cancer safety advocates are hailing the ban as a sign of great progress and there are calls for solarium bans to be taken further.

Victorian Premier, Ted Baillieu, today announced a ban on commercial solariums in line with two other states as part of a push for a nationwide strategy to phase out tanning beds.

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Thursday, December 13 2012
Produced By Christopher Testa
Featured in storyJen Makin, SunSmart manager, Cancer Council VictoriaMark O'Connor, personal injury lawyer, Bennett & Philp Lawyers.
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