New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC HEALTH (MICROBIAL CONTROL) REGULATION 2000 - REG 14

14 Legionnaires’ disease

(1) Any investigation of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease is to be carried out in accordance with the Legionnaires’ Disease Emergency Management Plan of the Department of Health and each local authority is to keep the necessary contact lists as required by that plan.

(2) An authorised officer investigating an occurrence of Legionnaires’ disease may, by order served on the occupier of premises described in the order, direct that a regulated system that is on the premises and is described in the order be maintained as directed by the order while it is in force.

(3) For the purposes of section 46 of the Act, directions given in an order in force under this clause are prescribed maintenance requirements.

(4) To the extent to which directions given in an order in force under this clause are inconsistent with any other provision of this Regulation, the directions prevail.