86Nonsmoking areas

86 Nonsmoking areas (1) The director-general may declare the whole or part of a correctional centre as an area in which smoking is prohibited (a nonsmoking area).

(2) However, the director-general may only declare the whole of a correctional centre as a nonsmoking area if the director-general is reasonably satisfied that appropriate therapeutic support is available to help detainees at the correctional centre stop smoking. (3) The director-general must take reasonable steps to bring each non-smoking area to the attention of detainees, corrections officers and other people who work at or visit the centre. (4) Without limiting subsection (1), the director-general must ensure that notices or signs are prominently displayed at or near each nonsmoking area indicating that smoking is prohibited in the area. (5) The Smoke-Free Public Places Act 2003 does not apply to a