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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1991 - As at 1 September 2012 - Act 10 of 1991

- As at 1 September 2012 - Act 10 of 1991

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Definitions

PART 2 - HEALTH RISKS GENERALLY

  • 4 Orders and directions during state of emergency
  • 5 Public health risks generally
  • 6 Disinfection or destruction of articles
    • 7. (Repealed)
  • 8 Closure of premises
  • 9 Directions to public authorities
  • 10 Direction to exercise statutory function

PART 2A - PROVISION AND PROMOTION OF HEALTH SERVICES

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 10AA Definitions
  • 10AB Proceedings for offences under this Part

Division 2 - (Repealed)

None

Division 3 - Health practitioners who are de-registered or subject to prohibition orders

  • 10AJ Definitions
  • 10AK Provision of health services by persons who are de-registered or subject to prohibition orders
  • 10AL Advertising of health services if person is de-registered or subject to a prohibition order

Division 4 - Miscellaneous

PART 2B - SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 10A Definitions

Division 2 - Functions of Chief Health Officer in relation to drinking water

  • 10B Advice to public
  • 10C Correction of misleading information
  • 10D Chief Health Officer may delegate

Division 3 - Functions of Director-General in relation to drinking water

  • 10E Power to declare Chief Health Officer solely responsible for determining necessity for boil water advices
  • 10F Power to enter and inspect premises of supplier
  • 10G Power to require testing of drinking water
  • 10H Power to require production of information

Division 4 - General

  • 10I Closure of water supply
  • 10IA Supply of water
  • 10J Protection from liability
  • 10K Evidentiary provision
  • 10L Proceedings for offences under Part 2B
  • 10M Regulations for the purposes of Part 2B

PART 3 - SCHEDULED MEDICAL CONDITIONS

Division 1 - General precautions

  • 11 Precautions against spread of certain medical conditions

Division 2 - Sexually transmissible medical conditions

  • 12 Provision of information
  • 13 Sexual intercourse--sexually transmissible medical condition

Division 3 - Notification and treatment of certain medical conditions

Division 4 - Category 5 medical condition

  • 17 Protection of identity
  • 18 District Court may authorise disclosure of name and address
  • 19 Notice by Director-General requiring disclosure of name and address

Division 5 - Death from scheduled medical condition

  • 20 Notification of certain deaths

Division 6 - Public health orders--Categories 4 and 5

Division 7 - Procedural matters

  • 37 Proceedings--Divisions 2 and 3
    • 38. Proceedings--Division 6
  • 39 Representation in proceedings under Division 6

Division 8 - Other applications to Administrative Decisions Tribunal

PART 3A - CONTROL OF VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES

  • 42A Definitions
  • 42B Responsibilities of principals of schools with respect to immunisation
  • 42C Responsibilities of directors of child care facilities with respect to immunisation
  • 42D Duties of principals and directors when there is an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease

PART 3B - PAP TEST REGISTER

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 42E Definitions

Division 2 - New South Wales Pap Test Register

  • 42F New South Wales Pap Test Register
  • 42G Object of establishing Register
  • 42H Contents of Register
  • 42I Use of information in Register
  • 42J Disclosure of identifying particulars in conjunction with test result
  • 42K Provision of information for inclusion in Register

Division 3 - Right to anonymity in Register

  • 42L Application of Division
  • 42M Woman may elect not to be identified in Register
  • 42N Removal of identifying particulars from Register
  • 42O Withholding of identifying particulars
  • 42P Health practitioner to provide information about Register

PART 4 - MICROBIAL CONTROL

  • 43 Purpose of Part 4
  • 44 Definitions
  • 45 Installation of system
  • 46 Operation and maintenance of system
  • 47 Powers of authorised officers
  • 48 Directions to carry out maintenance requirements
  • 49 Failure to comply with directions
  • 50 Proceedings for offences under Part 4

PART 5 - GENERAL HEALTH MATTERS

PART 6 - (Repealed)

None

PART 7 - ADMINISTRATION

Division 1 - Medical officers of health

Division 2 - Notifications by hospitals

  • 68 Definitions
  • 69 Chief executive officer to provide information

Division 3 - Inspections and inquiries

PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

  • 72 Powers of entry
  • 73 Search warrants
  • 74 Obstruction or assault of officers and others
  • 75 Disclosure of information
  • 76 Service of notices and other documents
  • 77 Exclusion of personal liability
  • 78 Offences by corporations
  • 79 Proceedings for offences
  • 80 Amendment of Schedules
  • 81 Act binds the Crown
  • 82 Regulations
  • 83 Repeal of Public Health (Amendment) Act 1989 No 86
  • 84 Savings and transitional provisions

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