Cabinet and consultation material: Smokefree environments and the smoked tobacco regulatory regime

These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the former Minister of Health, Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall.

Title of Cabinet papers and minutes:    

• Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990: Release of Consultation Document on Proposals for Smoked Tobacco Regulatory Regime
  • Report of the Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee: Period Ended 16 December 2022 (CAB-22-MIN-0589)
  • Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990: Release of Consultation Document on Proposals for Smoked Tobacco Regulatory Regime (SWC-22-MIN-0257)
• Establishing the Smoked Tobacco Regulatory Regime: Report back from consultation and approval to draft Regulations
  • Report of the Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee: Period Ended 19 May 2003 (CAB-23-MIN-0182)
  • Establishing the Smoked Tobacco Regulatory Regime (SWC-23-MIN-0051)
• Amending the Smokefree Regulations: Nicotine concentration in reusable vaping products
  • Nicotine Concentration in Reusable Vaping Products: Proposed Amendments to Smokefree Regulations (CAB-23-MIN-0305)
• Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Regulations 2023 
  • Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Regulations 2023 (CAB-23-MIN-0387.01)
  • Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee: Period Ended 18 August 2023 (CAB-23-MIN-0387)
  • Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Regulations 2023 (LEG-23-MIN-0148)

Consultation material:

• Proposals for the Smoked Tobacco Regulatory Regime: Analysis of Consultation Submissions
• Proposal to clarify how nicotine levels for vaping products are expressed in the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021: Analysis of consultation submissions

Approach to redaction of certain information:

Some parts of this information release would not be appropriate to release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Where this is the case, the relevant sections of the Act that would apply have been identified. Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it.

Key to redaction codes:

• Section 9(2)(h) to maintain legal professional privilege.
• Section 9(2)(g)(i) to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers and officers and employees of any public service agency.
• Section 9(2)(b)(ii) where its release would likely unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied the information.
• Section 9(2)(b)(i) where its release would disclose a trade secret.
• Section 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions that protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials.