The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 (originally the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990) is an Act of Parliament in

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. The Act placed smoking restrictions on indoor spaces, banned smoking on public transport and established the

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. The bill was introduced by

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, then

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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".

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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

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