The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 (originally the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990) is an Act of Parliament in
New Zealand
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. The Act placed smoking restrictions on indoor spaces, banned smoking on public transport and established the
Health Sponsorship Council
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. The bill was introduced by
Helen Clark
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, then
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Coun ...
and later Prime Minister. Clark would later refer to the law as "one of my proudest achievements as a politician". It was amended by the
Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act 2003, which completely eliminated smoking in workspaces, and again by the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020, which renamed the Act and brought it "up to date".
See also
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Smoking in New Zealand
The use of tobacco for smoking in New Zealand has been subjected to government regulation for a number of decades. On 10 December 2004, New Zealand became the third country in the world to make all indoor workplaces including bars and restaur ...
References
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Text of the ActMinistry of Health- Smokefree Law in New Zealand
Statutes of New Zealand
Smoking in New Zealand
1990 in New Zealand law
Tobacco control