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Other states and territories (July 2007)
Victoria: Smoking is now prohibited in enclosed workplaces including restaurants, cafes, shopping centres, gambling venues and licensed premises. It is also prohibited outside (and inside) at underage 'music and dance' events, under covered areas of train station platforms and at tram and bus shelters.

Australian Capital Territory: Smoking is prohibited in enclosed workplaces, shopping centres, community centres and halls. Some dining and licensed areas hold exemptions permitting smoking in restricted areas of their premises. From 1 December 2006 all exemptions will be removed and smoking will not be permitted in any enclosed public place including restaurants or licensed venues.

New South Wales: Smoking is prohibited in enclosed workplaces, restaurants, cafes and shopping centres. Smoking is not permitted in dining areas or at counters within licensed venues. Multiple room venues may permit smoking in one room that is no more than 50% of the floor area. Smoking is permitted in up to 50% of a single room licensed premises. All toilets, dance floors, auditoriums, foyers, lobbies and thoroughfares must be non-smoking.

From 3 July 2006 smoking is only permitted in 25% of total floor space. From 2 July 2007 smoking will be banned in all enclosed public places including licensed premises. Smoking will still be permitted at private gambling areas of the Star City Casino.

Northern Territory: Smoking is prohibited in enclosed workplaces, restaurants, cafes, shopping centres and the dining areas of licensed venues. Licensed premises are currently required to provide smoking and non-smoking areas of equal amenity. Smoking is prohibited on dance floors. Smoking is prohibited within two metres of entrances to non-residential buildings, three metres from external air conditioning inlets and at 50% of fixed seating at outdoor venues.

Queensland: Smoking is prohibited in enclosed workplaces, shopping centres, restaurants and cafes, dining areas of licensed premises while meals are available, bingo areas and at gambling table areas of casinos. Smoking is prohibited within 4 metres of an entrance of a non-residential building, within 10 metres of children's playground equipment, between the flags at patrolled beaches and at sports stadiums. Licensed premises are required to provide at least two thirds of the enclosed area to be smokefree and at least two thirds of all gambling machines must be non-smoking.

From 1 July 2006 smoking is prohibited in all enclosed licensed premises, however smoking will continue to be allowed at high roller rooms within casinos.

South Australia: Smoking is prohibited in workplaces, shopping centres, restaurants, cafes and dining areas of licensed premises. Licensed premises with more than one bar are required to supply at least one non-smoking bar. In licensed premises with a single bar, the smoking area is not permitted to exceed 50 per cent of the floor space and smoking is prohibited within one metre of all service areas. The casino is required to provide at least half of the bars as designated non-smoking areas.

From 1 November 2005 25% of gambling areas must be smokefree and separated from smoking areas by not less than 1 metre. From 1 November 2005 until 1 November 2007 the designated smoking area cannot contain more than 50 per cent of the gambling machines. From 1 November 2007 all exemptions to smoking in enclosed public places will be removed.

Tasmania: Smoking is prohibited in enclosed workplaces, shopping centres, restaurants and cafes, gambling areas, nightclubs and cabarets. At least 50% of an outdoor dining area is required to be smokefree. Reserved seating at outdoor venues is smokefree. Smoking is not permitted within 3 metres of entrances to public buildings and 10 metres of air intakes for ventilation. From 1 January 2006 smoking is not permitted in licensed venues.

Western Australia: Smoking is prohibited in enclosed workplaces, shopping centres, and areas where dining is taking place. Nightclubs are required to provide 80 per cent of floor space as smokefree and a voluntary code of practice requires no smoking one metre from the bar. Smoking is prohibited on the gambling floor of the casino however the high roller room is exempt. Smoking is prohibited by voluntary agreement within 5 metres of doorways of government buildings and within 10 metres of air conditioning vents. From 1 November 2005 smoking will only be permitted in one room of a multi-room licensed venue and from 31 July 2006 smoking is prohibited in all enclosed public places.



Prepared by Quit Victoria – July 2007

Page updated July 2007