Smoke-free Environment Amendment (Proceedings for Offences) Regulation 2014 (NSW)

New South Wales

Smoke-free Environment Amendment

(Proceedings for Offences) Regulation 2014

under the

Smoke-free Environment Act 2000

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Smoke-free Environment Act 2000.

JILLIAN SKINNER, MP

Minister for Health

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to provide for police officers to bring proceedings for an offence against the Smoke-free Environment Act 2000 that relates to a person smoking in a transport-related smoke-free area. This Regulation is made under the Smoke-free Environment Act 2000, including section 20 (2) (b) (which provides for the regulations to prescribe a person or class of persons who may bring proceedings) and section 23 (the general regulation-making power).

Smoke-free Environment Amendment (Proceedings for Offences) Regulation 2014 [NSW]

Smoke-free Environment Amendment (Proceedings for

Offences) Regulation 2014

under the

Smoke-free Environment Act 2000

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Smoke-free Environment Amendment (Proceedings for
Offences) Regulation 2014.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Smoke-free Environment Regulation 2007

Clause 8 Proceedings for offences

Insert at the end of clause 8 (b):

, and

(c) a police officer may bring proceedings for an offence against the Act that relates to smoking in a smoke-free area referred to in section 6A (1) (d)–(h) of the Act.