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:

• 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