s ain ville ▁Det ention ▁Centre ▁near ▁Quebec ▁City , ▁with d rew ▁its ▁smoke - free ▁provision ▁following ▁a ▁ri ot . ▁But ▁the ▁fe ared ▁increase ▁in ▁t ension ▁and ▁violence ▁expected ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁sm oking ▁restrictions ▁has ▁generally ▁not ▁been ▁experienced ▁in ▁practice . ▁ ▁Pr ison ▁sm oking ▁b ans ▁are ▁also ▁in ▁force ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁states ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁Queensland , ▁Tas mania , ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ban ▁was ▁subsequently ▁successfully ▁challeng ed ▁in ▁court ▁on ▁two ▁occasions , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁law ▁change ▁to ▁maintain ▁it . ▁ ▁Comp liance ▁ ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁sm oking ▁restrictions ▁occasionally ▁generates ▁protest s ▁and ▁predictions ▁of ▁w ides p read ▁non - comp liance , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁smoke as ies , ▁including ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Germany , ▁Illinois , ▁ ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Ut ah , ▁and ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁High ▁levels ▁of ▁comp liance ▁with ▁smoke - free ▁laws ▁have ▁been ▁reported ▁in ▁most ▁juris dict ions ▁including ▁New ▁York , ▁Ireland , ▁Italy ▁and ▁Scotland . ▁Po or ▁comp liance ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁Cal cut ta . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁of ▁smoke - free ▁laws ▁Sm oke - free ▁reg ulations ▁and ▁ordin ances ▁have ▁been ▁critic ised ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁grounds . ▁ ▁Government ▁inter ference ▁with ▁personal ▁l ifest yle ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁smoke