Are health experts turning OZschwitz into a nanny state?

In the Australian state of New South Wales, tiny inflatable pools deeper than 30cm must have a fence around them. This fence must be at least 1.2 meters tall and have a self-latching gate.

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Are health experts turning OZschwitz into a nanny state? _88773451_nanny1

Bike riders risk a A$319 ($239, £168) fine for not wearing a helmet and a $425 fine for riding through a red light. Plain packaging is mandatory on boxes of cigarettes, not just in New South Wales but across the country.

Most controversial of all are "lockout laws" which, since February 2014, have required bars in Sydney's main entertainment precincts to shut their doors to new patrons from 01:30 and stop serving drinks from 03:00. You can't buy a bottle of wine from a store after 22:00.

Many residents feel as though they're drowning in a sea of cotton-wool legislation.

"We have a group of people who are fairly contemptuous of their fellow Australians," says Liberal Democratic Party Senator David Leyonhjelm, of the bureaucrats and politicians responsible for the laws in question.

Senator Leyonhjelm, a self-described libertarian, is behind a Senate inquiry into the necessity of laws on bicycle helmets, marijuana and film classifications. Even the issue of mandatory pool fences may get an airing at the inquiry's final hearing.

"We have a history of respect for authority... The notion that we were ever a 'larrikin' (loutish) country is largely mythological."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35713746

Are health experts turning OZschwitz into a nanny state?

Are health experts turning OZschwitz into a nanny state?

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