NOTIFIABLE DISEASES ACT 1981

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES ACT 1981

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Repeal  
   4.      Transitional  
   5.      Interpretation  

   PART 2--NOTIFIABLE DISEASES

   6.      Declaration of notifiable disease  
   7.      Person to seek medical advice  
   8.      Notification by medical practitioner  
   9.      Details of contact  
   10.     Advice by medical practitioner  
   11.     Notice to infected person  
   12.     Review by NTCAT  
   13.     Chief Health Officer may ensure direction complied with  
   14.     Notice to attend  
   15.     Bodies  
   16.     Pathology investigation  

   PART 3--ISOLATION AREAS

   17.     Declaration of isolation area  
   18.     Power of Chief Health Officer in isolation area  
   19.     Powers within isolation area  
   20.     Unauthorized exit from isolation area  
   21.     Compensation  
   22.     Self-induced loss  
   23.     Unauthorized persons  
   24.     Compensation a debt due  
   25.     Recovery from person found guilty  
   26.     Civil remedy  

   PART 3A--LIABILITY OF RED CROSS SOCIETY ETC. IN RESPECT OF TRANSMITTABLE DISEASES

   26A.    Interpretation  
   26B.    Liability of Red Cross Society  
   26C.    Liability of hospitals and medical practitioners etc.  
   26D.    Liability where requirements not complied with  
   26E.    Liability of blood donor  
   26F.    Evidentiary certificates  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

   27.     Registers  
   28.     Application  
   29.     Secrecy to be preserved  
   30.     Disclosures to be protected  
   31.     Delegation  
   32.     Distribution of information  
   33.     Statutory declarations  
   34.     Specific offences  
   35.     Taking bribes  
   36.     Unlawful destruction  
   37.     Averments  
   38.     Offences and penalties  
   38A.    Regulatory offences  
   39.     Regulations  

   PART 5--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR HEALTH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2021

   40.     Approval of form of declaration  

   PART 6--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT (NTCAT CONFERRAL OF JURISDICTION) ACT 2023

   41.     Definitions  
   42.     NTCAT review limited to decisions made after commencement  
   43.     Appeals not commenced before commencement  
   44.     Appeals not determined before commencement  
   45.     Compliance with notices served before commencement  
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