Smoking and using e-cigarettes are banned in all enclosed public areas and certain outdoor public areas, under the Smoke-free Environment Act 2000and the Smoke-free Environment Regulation 2016
Smoking and using e-cigarettes on public transport vehicles such as trains, buses, light rail, ferries is also banned under the Passenger Transport (General) Regulation 2017.
These bans protect people from harms of second-hand tobacco smoke and vapour from e-cigarettes. There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke.
Smoking and using e-cigarettes are banned in all enclosed public areas including in shopping centres, cinemas, libraries, trains and buses.
Smoking and using e-cigarettes are banned in the following outdoor public areas:
It is illegal to smoke or use an e-cigarette in a car with children under age of 16 years in the vehicle. NSW Police enforce these bans.
Further information is available from these fact sheets:
The ban on smoking and using e-cigarettes in smoke-free areas because:
Owners and occupiers of the following outdoor public places must ensure that adequate ‘No Smoking’ signs are displayed in:
NSW Health inspectors conduct regular compliance monitoring and enforcement activity. They can issue cautions or on the spot fines of $300 to people who break the smoking bans.
If you think a smoking ban has been broken, please let us know by completing the online reporting form.