A subsequent change of government in March 2011 meant that the proposed controls did not proceed. However, Cancer Council NSW continued calling for a ban, and community and media interest remained high. In February 2012, the new, conservative government unexpectedly announced a plan to ban all commercial tanning beds by the end of 2014. Very quickly there was a change in the policy positions of the other state and national Cancer Councils to support an outright ban. Within 12 months the governments of Victoria and
South Australia announced matching bans, followed by the governments of the remaining
states and territories in 2013.