Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Regulation 1994 (ACT)
Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Regulation 1994 (repealed)
SL1994-37
made under the
Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Act 1994
Republication No 6
Effective: 1 December 2006
Republication date: 1 December 2006
As repealed by A2003-51 s 19
Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Regulation 1994 (repealed), made under the Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Act 1994, including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 1 December 2006.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.
Kinds of republications
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Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
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Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
(a)if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
(b)if the person charged is a corporation—$500.
Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Regulation 1994 (repealed)
made under the
Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Act 1994
Contents
Page
Name of regulation 2
Meaning of smoking prohibited symbol 2
Prescribed signs and how displayed 2
Signs citing Act 3
Prescribed places where smoking allowed 3
Schedule 1Places exempted in certain circumstances 4
Endnotes
About the endnotes 5
Abbreviation key 5
Legislation history 6
Amendment history 7
Earlier republications 7
Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Regulation 1994 (repealed)
made under the
Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Act 1994
Name of regulation
This regulation is the Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Regulation 1994.
Meaning of smoking prohibited symbol
In this regulation:
smoking prohibited symbol means the symbol designated in Australian Standard 2899.1—1986 to indicate where smoking is prohibited.
NoteA definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act, s 155).
Prescribed signs and how displayed
(1)For the Act, section 16 (3) a prescribed sign is a sign that—
(a)contains—
(i)the phrase ‘no smoking’, ‘smoking prohibited’ or ‘smoke-free zone’ in letters that are at least 20mm in height; or
(ii)the smoking prohibited symbol with a diameter of at least 70mm; or
(iii)other words or symbols that indicate clearly that smoking is prohibited; and
(b)indicates clearly where smoking is prohibited.
(2)For the Act, section 16 (3) the prescribed way of displaying signs within a place is—
(a)in such numbers; and
(b)in positions of such prominence;
that such a sign is likely to be seen by a person at a public entrance to, or within, the place.
(3)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to an enclosed public place if—
(a)people within the place could reasonably be expected to know, by custom or otherwise, that smoking is not permitted in the place; and
(b)people do not usually smoke in the place.
Signs citing Act
An occupier of an enclosed public place must not, without reasonable excuse, display within that place a sign—
(a)indicating that smoking is prohibited; and
(b)that includes a reference to the Act;
unless smoking is prohibited under the Act in that place.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
Prescribed places where smoking allowed
For the Act, section 5 (4) (b) a place mentioned in schedule 1 is prescribed in the circumstances mentioned in the schedule for the place.
Schedule 1Places exempted in certain circumstances
(see s 6)
| column 1 item | column 2 place | column 3 circumstance |
| 1 | an area in a building occupied by the University of Canberra that is designated in writing by the vice-chancellor of the university as a place where research may be carried out into the effects of smoking | if all the people taking part in the research are at least 18 years old and the building has equipment that will prevent air moving from the designated area to another area occupied by the university where smoking is not allowed |
| 2 | enclosed car parks | if the car park is fitted with equipment that can maintain air quality in accordance with Australian Standard 1668.2. |
Endnotes
About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
Abbreviation key
am = amended ord = ordinance amdt = amendment orig = original ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph def = definition pres = present dict = dictionary prev = previous disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative (prev…) = previously Assembly pt = part div = division r = rule/subrule exp = expires/expired renum = renumbered Gaz = gazette reloc = relocated hdg = heading R[X] = Republication No IA = Interpretation Act 1967 RI = reissue ins = inserted/added s = section/subsection LA = Legislation Act 2001 sch = schedule LR = legislation register sdiv = subdivision LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 sub = substituted mod = modified/modification SL = Subordinate Law o = order underlining = whole or part not commenced om = omitted/repealed or to be expired
Legislation history
This regulation was originally the Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Regulations. It was renamed by the Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Regulations Amendment 2000 No 30 (see s 3) and under the Legislation Act 2001.
Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Regulation 1994 No 37
notified 9 November 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S246)
commenced 9 November 1994 (s 2)
as amended by
Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Regulations Amendment 2000 No 30
notified 20 July 2000 (Gaz 2000 No 29)
s 1, s 2 commenced 20 July 2000 (IA s 10B)remainder commenced 19 October 2000 (s 1)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 365
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)pt 365 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 No 30 pt 3.77
notified LR 16 September 2002
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))pt 3.77 commenced 17 September 2002 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2003 (No 2) A2003-56 sch 3 pt 3.24
notified LR 5 December 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 5 December 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.24 commenced 19 December 2003 (s 2)as repealed by
Smoking (Prohibition in Enclosed Public Places) Act 2003 A2003-51 s 19
notified LR 25 November 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 25 November 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
s 19 commenced 1 December 2006 (s 2 (1))Amendment history
Name of regulation
s 1sub 2001 No 30 s 3
am R5 LA
Commencement
s 2om 2000 No 30 s 3
Meaning of smoking prohibited symbol
s 3am Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3906
def Act om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3905
Prescribed signs and how displayed
s 4am A2003-56 amdt 3.229
Signs citing Act
s 5am Act 2002 No 30 amdt 3.787
Prescribed places where smoking allowed
s 6ins 2000 No 30 s 4
Places exempted in certain circumstances
sch 1ins 2000 No 30 s 4
Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
Republication No
Amendments to
Republication date
1 SL 2000 No 30 30 November 2000 2 Act 2001 No 44 21 January 2002 3 A2002-30 3 October 2002 4 A2003-56 19 December 2003 5 A2003-56 2 November 2004
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