THOSE operating food outlets, should already be aware that the next stage of the NSW anti-smoking laws will be implemented on Monday.
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NSW Health said the bans were being put in place to protect against second hand smoke.
“These bans protect people from harmful second hand tobacco smoke - the smoke which smokers exhale after inhaling from a lit cigarette.
“There is no safe level of exposure to second hand smoke.”
Smokers and business operators who do not comply with the smoking regulations can be faced with substantial fines.
But not everyone agrees with the new regulations.
Elaine Leech and Bev Murray both said they believe, for the most part, smokers do their best not to impede on others.
“If anything I think they are just trying to make it uncomfortable and victimising smokers,” Mrs Leech said.
Mrs Murray said the smokers she knows walk away from non smokers when they light up.
Meanwhile Kerry Green is a smoker and said she purposly gives non smokers space when she smokes.
More information
The Smoke-free Environment Act 2000, Smoke-free Environment Amendment Regulation 2009 and the Smoke-free Environment Regulation 2007 ban and regulate smoking in enclosed public places.
The Smoke-free Environment Act 2000 also bans smoking in the following outdoor public places:
* Within 10 metres of children’s play equipment in outdoor public places;
* Public swimming pools;
* Spectator areas at sports grounds or other recreational areas used for organised sporting events;
* Public transport stops and platforms; including ferry wharves and taxi ranks;
* Within four metres of a pedestrian access point to a public building;
From 6 July 2015, the four metre rule also applies to cafes, restaurants and commercial outdoor dining areas.