Smoking any tobacco products or using an electronic cigarette within five metres of any state or private school grounds has been banned.
This applies before, during and after school hours as well as over weekends and school holidays.
On the spot fines can be issued by environmental health officers, police or other officers authorised by the local government to anyone found in breach of this legislation.
Smokers are asked to put out their cigarette and dispose of the litter thoughtfully well before they reach the school boundary.