Requirements for Businesses under the Tobacco Act

The Tobacco Amendment Act 2016 amends the Tobacco Act 1987 to ban smoking in outdoor dining areas and regulate e-cigarettes and shisha tobacco. These reforms commenced 1 August 2017. 

  • For more information on the ban on smoking in outdoor dining areas, visit the State Government’s smoke-free outdoor dining page. 
  • For more information on the regulation of e-cigarettes, visit the State Government’s retailer’s page. 
  • For more information about the regulation of shisha tobacco, visit the resources and factsheets page.

Further information

Contact Community Health Services on 1300 88 22 33.

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