Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT 2007 (NO. 174, 2007) - SECT 8

                   For the purposes of this Part, each of the following is a permissible purpose :

                     (a)  preventing, protecting against, controlling or responding to a public health event of national significance (other than an overseas mass casualty);

                     (b)  giving effect to the International Health Regulations (other than as mentioned in paragraph (a));

                     (c)  if an Australian suffers from a disease, or is injured or dies, as a result of an overseas mass casualty--facilitating:

                              (i)  the identification of the Australian (whether in Australia or overseas); and

                             (ii)  the repatriation of the Australian to Australia; and

                            (iii)  the treatment of the Australian (whether in Australia or overseas);

                     (d)  if a person who is not an Australian suffers from a disease, or is injured or dies, as a result of an overseas mass casualty--facilitating:

                              (i)  the identification of the person (whether within Australia or overseas); and

                             (ii)  bringing the person to Australia for treatment; and

                            (iii)  the treatment in Australia of the person.