Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990
January 01, 1970
The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 (originally the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990) is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand. The Act placed smoking restrictions on indoor spaces, banned smoking on public transport and established the Health Sponsorship Council. The bill was introduced by Helen Clark, then Minister of Health and later Prime Minister. Clark would later refer to the law as "one of my proudest achievements as a politician".[1] It was amended by the Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act 2003, which completely eliminated smoking in workspaces, by the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020, which renamed the Act and brought it "up to date",[2][3] and by the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022.
(a) To reduce the exposure of people who do not themselves smoke to any detrimental effect on their health caused by smoking by others; and (b) To regulate the marketing, advertising, and promotion of tobacco products, whether directly or through the sponsoring of other products, services, or events; and (c) To monitor and regulate the presence of harmful constituents in tobacco products and tobacco smoke; and
^Clark, Helen (2018). Women, Equality, Power: Selected speeches from 35 years of leadership (p. 53). Allen & Unwin.
^"Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 No 62, Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation". www.legislation.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^"Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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Text of the Act
Ministry of Health - Smokefree Law in New Zealand
January 01, 1970
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