- June 30, 2013
- Posted by: Spotscreen
- Category: News
Commercial solarium operators believe the blanket ban on sunbeds will lead to a rise in dangerous backyard operators in the ACT, with many people buying artificial ultraviolet light lamps from online classified sites.
”They’re not outlawing anything. People will just start buying and setting up sunbeds in their houses,” said one Canberra solarium operator after the announcement on Thursday that the ACT government will ban all commercial solariums in the territory from 2015.
”They will be in homes, just like microwaves and treadmills are these days. They won’t be monitored, there will be no standards.”
Despite the industry becoming regulated and all four local businesses adhering to the guidelines in 2010, Health Minister Katy Gallagher said persistent lobbying from the Cancer Council and the Australian Medical Association prompted the outright ban.
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Similar legislation taking place in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia also encouraged the ACT government to follow suit.
”I think Victoria and NSW have indicated they’ll be moving to ban solaria and I think it makes sense for us to move in line with them on the same timetable,” Ms Gallagher said.
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