Smoke Free Environments and Enforcement
Auckland Regional Public Health Service Smokefree team aims to reduce the impact and incidence of tobacco related harm.
The Smokefree Environments Act 1990 aims to:
- Protect the health of workers and the public from second-hand smoke.
- Reduce the harm caused to individuals from tobacco products.
- Restrict access to smoking products by people under 18 years of age and prevent negative influences on young people.
- Promote a smoke-free/auahi kore lifestyle as being both desirable and healthy.
- Regulate the marketing, advertising and promotion of tobacco products, services and events.
Smokefree Officers Roles include:
ARPHS Smoke-free Officers investigate complaints in relation to the following matters:
- Smoking in workplaces.
- Smoking in all hospitality venues and certain public places.
- Smoking in schools and early childhood centres.
- The sale of toy tobacco products.
- The sale and supply of tobacco and herbal tobacco products to young adults.
- The retail display of tobacco products.
- The advertising of tobacco products.
Smokefree Officers have legislative powers to:
- Enter and inspect premises at a reasonable time
- Take photographs or videos
- Inspect advertising or display material
- Seek identifying information from any person when sale to a minor has occurred
- Carry out prosecution proceedings
- The Police may accompany an enforcement officer in the execution of the enforcement officer’s powers of entry and inspection
ARPHS Smokefree enforcement officers are not permitted to enter private houses.
