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Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Smoking and vaping prohibited in workplaces and public areas

7: Duties of employer

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"What bosses must do to keep their workplace smokefree"

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If you are an employer, you had duties under the law. The law said what you had to do to make sure your workplace was smokefree. This part of the law was repealed on 10 December 2004 by section 5 of the Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act 2003.

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7Duties of employer (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 7: repealed, on , by section 5 of the Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 127).