Proclamation under the Public Health Amendment (Smoke-free Areas) Act 2001 (TAS)

Public Health Amendment (Smoke-free Areas) Act 2001 will commence. The Lieutenant-Governor, acting under section 2 of the Act, issued the proclamation on 13 August 2001, with the advice of the Executive Council. The Minister for Health and Human Services, Judy Jackson, signed the proclamation on behalf of the government. This legal instrument is instrumental in implementing the Act, which aims to create smoke-free areas in Tasmania.

The proclamation brings into effect the Public Health Amendment (Smoke-free Areas) Act 2001, which seeks to establish smoke-free zones in Tasmania to protect public health. The Act prohibits smoking in certain public places, including enclosed workplaces, public transport, and areas accessible to the public, such as restaurants and bars. The legal issues that the proclamation addresses include the authority of the Lieutenant-Governor to issue the proclamation under the Act and the validity of the fixed commencement date.

The proclamation was issued under the authority of section 2 of the Public Health Amendment (Smoke-free Areas) Act 2001, which empowers the Lieutenant-Governor, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, to fix the commencement date of the Act. The proclamation was made on 13 August 2001 and notified in the Gazette on 22 August 2001, ensuring that the public was informed of the commencement date. The validity of the fixed commencement date was not challenged in the proclamation, and the proclamation was issued in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

The proclamation sets 3 September 2001 as the day on which the Public Health Amendment (Smoke-free Areas) Act 2001 will commence. The Lieutenant-Governor, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, issued the proclamation on 13 August 2001, and the Minister for Health and Human Services signed the proclamation on behalf of the government. The proclamation is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services. The proclamation ensures that the Act will come into effect on the fixed date, and the public will be aware of the smoke-free areas in Tasmania.