Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1997 (NO 69 OF 1997)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      PART I—PRELIMINARY Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Repeal of Public Health Act 1928  
   4.      Objectives  
   5.      Interpretation  
   6.      Construction consistent with certain other laws  
   7.      PART II—STATUTORY OFFICES Chief Health Officer  
   8.      Acting Chief Health Officer  
   9.      Functions of Chief Health Officer  
   10.     Biennial reporting by Chief Health Officer  
   11.     Delegation by Chief Health Officer  
   12.     Public Health Officers  
   13.     Authorised Medical Officers  
   14.     Functions of Public Health Officers and Authorised Medical Officers  
   15.     Analysts  
   16.     Identity cards  
   17.     Protection from liability  
   18.     Division 1—General Public health risk activities and procedures—declaration  
   19.     Differential fees  
   20.     Compliance with Codes of Practice  
   21.     Activity licences—offences  
   22.     Exemption—activity accreditation schemes  
   23.     Procedure licences—offences  
   24.     Exemption—procedure accreditation schemes  
   25.     False representations  
   26.     Alteration of premises and appliances  
   27.     Ministerial approvals  
   28.     Inspection  
   29.     Division 2—Activity licences Activity licence—application  
   30.     Activity licence—grant or refusal  
   31.     Activity licence—form  
   32.     Activity licence—duration  
   33.     Activity licence—renewal  
   34.     Activity licence—variation  
   35.     Activity licence—return for endorsement of variation  
   36.     Activity licence—application for transfer  
   37.     Activity licence—grant or refusal of transfer  
   38.     Activity licence—surrender  
   39.     Activity licence—suspension and cancellation  
   40.     Activity licence—emergency suspension  
   41.     Activity licence—automatic suspension  
   42.     Activity licence—return of defunct licences  
   43.     Division 3—Procedure licences Procedure licence—application  
   44.     Procedure licence—further information  
   45.     Procedure licence—grant or refusal  
   46.     Procedure licence—form  
   47.     Procedure licence—annual fees  
   48.     Procedure licence—suspension and cancellation for failure to pay annual fee  
   49.     Procedure licence—variation  
   50.     Procedure licence—return for endorsement of variation  
   51.     Procedure licence—duration  
   52.     Procedure licence—surrender  
   53.     Procedure licence—suspension and cancellation  
   54.     Procedure licence—emergency suspension  
   55.     Procedure licence—automatic suspension  
   56.     Procedure licence—return of defunct licences  
   57.     Division 4—Improvement notices Improvement notice—compliance  
   58.     Improvement notice—issue  
   59.     Improvement notice—extension of compliance period  
   60.     Improvement notice—revocation  
   61.     Division 5—Prohibition notices Prohibition notice—issue  
   62.     Prohibition notice—extension of compliance period  
   63.     Prohibition notice—display  
   64.     Prohibition notice—implementation  
   65.     Prohibition notice—revocation  
   66.     Prohibition orders  
   67.     PART IV—INSANITARY CONDITIONS Offence—insanitary conditions  
   68.     Complaints about insanitary conditions  
   69.     Abatement notices—issue  
   70.     Abatement notice—extension of compliance period  
   71.     Abatement notice—implementation  
   72.     Abatement notice—revocation  
   73.     Abatement orders  
   74.     Joint and several responsibility for insanitary conditions  
   75.     Division 1—Preliminary Interpretation  
   76.     Entry  
   77.     Consent to entry  
   78.     Powers upon entry  
   79.     Power to require name and address  
   80.     Search warrants  
   81.     Warrants by telephone or other electronic means  
   82.     Obstruction of authorised officers  
   83.     False information  
   84.     Division 3—Seizure Seizure notices  
   85.     Storage of things seized in situ  
   86.     Interference with seized things  
   87.     Access to seized records  
   88.     Return of seized things  
   89.     Court orders for relief against seizure  
   90.     Forfeiture  
   91.     Cost of destruction or disposal of things forfeited  
   92.     Destruction of contaminated items  
   93.     Division 4—Analysis Analyst's power of entry  
   94.     Notice of taking of sample  
   95.     Analysis  
   96.     Certificate evidence of analysis  
   97.     Time limit for certain prosecutions  
   98.     Prohibited use of analysis  
   99.     Division 1—Preliminary Principles—notifiable conditions  
   100.    Notifiable conditions—Ministerial determination  
   101.    Notifiable conditions—temporary status  
   102.    Medical practitioners  
   103.    Pathologists  
   104.    Hospitals  
   105.    Notification by responsible persons  
   106.    Notification by affected persons—notifiable conditions  
   107.    Unauthorised assertions  
   108.    Authorised notification of contacts  
   109.    Use of notified information  
   110.    Disclosure of information—persons with notifiable conditions  
   111.    Disclosure of information—medical practitioners, pathologists, hospitals  
   112.    Notification of public health hazards  
   113.    Public health directions—issue  
   114.    Public health directions—notice to medical practitioner  
   115.    Public health directions—extension of compliance period  
   116.    Public health direction—implementation  
   117.    Public health directions—revocation  
   118.    Public health orders  
   119.    PART VII—PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES Emergency declarations  
   120.    Emergency actions and directions  
   121.    Emergency powers  
   122.    Compensation  
   123.    Reports on emergencies  
   124.    Investigations  
   125.    Procedure  
   126.    Powers  
   127.    Reports  
   128.    Protection and immunity  
   129.    Investigation offences  
   130.    PART IX—REVIEW AND APPEALS Review of decisions  
   131.    Notification of decisions  
   132.    Appeals  
   133.    PART X—MISCELLANEOUS Codes of Practice  
   134.    Environmental Assessments and Inquiries  
   135.    Evidence—records, costs and expenses  
   136.    Conduct of directors, servants and agents  
   137.    Determination of fees  
   138.    Regulations