Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1997 - SECT 15A

    (1)     The chief health officer may, in writing, authorise an analyst for any of the following Acts or any provision of the following Acts:

        (a)     this Act;

        (b)     the Criminal Code;

        (c)     the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989 ;

        (d)     the Food Act 2001 ;

        (e)     the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 .

Note 1     Analyst includes the government analyst (see dict).

Note 2     For evidentiary certificates by analysts, see s 135A.

Note 3     A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).

    (2)     An analyst may also exercise any other function given to the analyst by this Act or another territory law.