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Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Smoking and vaping prohibited in workplaces and public areas

4: Purposes of this Part

You could also call this:

"This part is about keeping workplaces and public areas smokefree and vapefree."

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This part of the law is about stopping people from smoking and vaping at work and in public areas. You need to know what this part is trying to achieve. The purposes of this part are not stated here because this section has been repealed, which means it is no longer part of the law, as of 1 January 2023, by section 7 of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022.

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Part 1Smoking and vaping prohibited in workplaces and public areas

4Purposes of this Part (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 4: repealed, on , by section 7 of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 79).