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Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Smoking and vaping prohibited in workplaces and public areas

20A: Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 not affected

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"This law does not change workplace health and safety rules."

Illustration for Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

This part of the law does not limit or affect the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. You can find the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 on the New Zealand legislation website. The rules in this part do not change the obligations of any person under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

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Part 1Smoking and vaping prohibited in workplaces and public areas

20AHealth and Safety at Work Act 2015 not affected

  1. Nothing in this Part, and no steps taken in compliance or purported compliance with this Part, limits or affects—

  2. the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015; or
    1. the obligations of any person under that Act.

      Notes
      • Section 20A: replaced, on , by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).