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Smokefree Law in New Zealand

Information for sports clubs



All internal areas of sports clubs must be permanently smokefree, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, if they are a workplace or a licensed premises, as defined by the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990. The legal responsibility for managing this rests with the club.

If your club is a workplace or licensed premises, you must take ‘all reasonably practicable steps’ to ensure that no person smokes inside at any time.

For the purposes of the Act, a reasonably practicable step is defined as what a reasonable and prudent person would do in similar circumstances. Failure to take such steps is a breach of the law.

For more information, contact a Smokefree Officer at your local public health service.


Resources

Several resources have been developed to assist sports clubs to understand their obligations under the changes to the legislation. Pamphlets can be downloaded from this site, while pamphlets, signs and stickers can be ordered from your local health education resource provider. If there is not a local health education resource provider in your area, contact a Smokefree Officer at your local public health service.

The following resources are particularly relevant for sports clubs:

Information for sports clubs pamphlet

Information on open areas for workplaces and hospitality venues booklet

Open and internal areas – Information for workplaces and licensed premises pamphlet

Information about ‘all reasonably practicable steps’ for licensed premises pamphlet

Welcome to our smokefree club metal sign, available for purchase from the Health Sponsorship Council

General guide to the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 booklet

Smokefree at all times signs

Smokefree Inside stickers

Smokefree bars poster (for use up to 10 December 2004)