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NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT 2007

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Definitions  
  • 4 Binding the Crown  
  • 5 Application of laws to external Territories  

PART 2--PUBLIC--HEALTH SURVEILLANCE

Division 1--Objects of Part

  • 6 Objects of Part  

Division 2--National Health Security Agreement

Division 3--Permissible purposes

Division 4--National Focal Point

Division 5--National Notifiable Disease List

Division 6--Notification, sharing information and liaising in relation to public health events of national significance and listed human diseases

Division 7--Public health observation

Division 8--Confidentiality of information

  • 18 Definition of protected information for the purposes of Part 2  
  • 19 Authorisation to use information for permissible purposes  
  • 20 Authorisation to use information for purposes of proceedings  
  • 21 Offence relating to protected information  
  • 22 Defence for use of information in good faith  
  • 23 Defence for use of information also received from another source and use of information by prescribed agencies  
  • 24 Defence for use of information required by another law  
  • 25 Defence for disclosure to person to whom information relates or if person to whom information relates consents  
  • 26 Defence for disclosure to person who provided the information  

Division 9--Miscellaneous

  • 27 Notice to other countries about further use of information  
  • 28 Delegation  
  • 29 Annual report  

PART 3--REGULATION--OF SECURITY-SENSITIVE BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 30 Object of Part  

Division 2--The List of Security-sensitive Biological Agents

  • 31 Establishment of the List of Security - sensitive Biological Agents  
  • 32 Variation of the List of Security - sensitive Biological Agents  
  • 33 Minister must obtain and have regard to expert advice  
  • 34 List to be available on the Department's website  

Division 3--Standards relating to security-sensitive biological agents

Division 4--The National Register

Division 4A--Requirements relating to suspected security-sensitive biological agents

Subdivision A--Application
  • 38A Application of Division  
  • Subdivision B--Carrying out confirmatory testing or destruction
  • 38B Initial tester must have confirmatory testing or destruction done  
  • 38C Offence--failure to have confirmatory testing or destruction done  
  • Subdivision C--Compliance with SSBA standards
  • 38D Compliance with SSBA Standards in handling biological agent  
  • 38E Offence--failure to comply with SSBA Standards in handling biological agent  
  • Subdivision D--Further provisions relating to confirmatory testing
  • 38F Initial tester must report transfer of biological agent or sample for confirmatory testing  
  • 38G Offence--failure by initial tester to report transfer  
  • 38H Initial tester must report results of confirmatory testing to Secretary  
  • 38J Offence--failure to report results of confirmatory testing to Secretary  
  • 38K Reporting if biological agent disposed of after confirmatory testing shows it is a security - sensitive biological agent  
  • 38L Offence--failure to report disposal  
  • Subdivision E--Further provisions relating to destruction
  • 38M Initial tester must report destruction of biological agent  
  • 38N Offence--failure to report destruction  
  • 38P Direction to dispose of biological agent for failure to comply with section 38B  
  • 38Q Offence--failure to dispose of biological agent as directed  

Division 5--Requirements for entities that handle security-sensitive biological agents

Subdivision A--Application and definitions

Division 5AA--Entities that temporarily handle security-sensitive biological agents

Subdivision A--Reporting by entities that temporarily handle security-sensitive biological agents

Division 5A--Suspension of Divisions 4A, 5 and 5AA to deal with threats

  • 60A Minister may suspend Divisions 4A, 5 and 5AA to deal with threats  
  • 60B Variation or revocation of suspension  
  • 60C Offence--failure to comply with conditions on suspension  

Division 6--Enforcement

Division 7--Powers of inspection

Subdivision A--Appointment of inspectors and identity cards
  • 63 Appointment of inspectors  
  • 64 Identity card  
  • Subdivision B--Monitoring compliance
  • 65 Powers available to inspectors for monitoring compliance  
  • 66 Monitoring powers  
  • 67 Power to operate equipment  
  • 69 Application for monitoring warrant  
  • Subdivision C--Offence-related powers
  • 70 Inspector may enter premises by consent or under a warrant  
  • 70A Offence - related powers of inspectors  
  • 70B Persons assisting inspectors  
  • 70C Use of force in executing a warrant  
  • 70D Inspector may ask questions and seek production of documents  
  • 70E Inspector to be in possession of warrant  
  • 70F Occupier to provide inspector with facilities and assistance  
  • 70G Copies of seized things to be provided  
  • 70H Receipts for things seized  
  • 70J Return of seized things  
  • 70K Magistrate may permit a thing to be retained  
  • 70L Disposal of things  
  • 70M Issue of offence - related warrants  
  • 70N Offence - related warrants by telephone, fax etc.  
  • 70P Offence relating to warrants by telephone, fax etc.  
  • Subdivision D--Expert assistance
  • 71 Expert assistance to operate a thing  
  • 72 Expert assistance from scientific or technical expert  
  • Subdivision E--Emergency powers
  • 73 Powers available to inspectors for dealing with dangerous situations  
  • Subdivision F--Obligations and incidental powers of inspectors
  • 74 Inspector must produce identity card on request  
  • 75 Consent  
  • 76 Details of warrant etc. to be given to occupier  
  • 77 Announcement before entry  
  • Subdivision G--Other matters
  • 78 Occupier entitled to be present during search  
  • 79 Division not to abrogate privilege against self - incrimination  
  • 79A Compensation for damage to electronic equipment  

Division 8--Review of decisions

  • 80 Meaning of reviewable decision  
  • 81 Notification of decision and review rights  
  • 82 Internal review  
  • 83 Review of decisions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  

Division 9--Confidentiality of information

  • 84 Definition of protected information for the purposes of Part 3  
  • 85 Secretary may give report to certain agencies  
  • 86 Authorisation to use information in performing duties or exercising powers under Division 6, 7 or 8 of Part 2 or this Part  
  • 87 Authorisation to use information for certain purposes  
  • 88 Secretary may authorise use of information  
  • 89 Authorisation to use information for purposes of certain proceedings  
  • 90 Offence relating to protected information  
  • 91 Defence for disclosure to person who provided the information  
  • 92 Defence for use of information under particular laws  
  • 93 No other exceptions under other laws  

Division 10--Delegation

  • 94 Secretary may delegate powers and functions under this Part  

PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 95 Regulations  

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