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PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACT 2011

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Objects of Act  
  • 4 Definitions  
  • 5 Precautionary principle  
  • 6 Act binds Crown  
  • 7 Application of Criminal Code  

PART 2--PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ACTIVITIES

Division 1--General matters

  • 8 Application of Part  
  • 9 Declaration of public health risk activities  

Division 2--Registration of businesses carrying out declared activities

  • 10 Business required to be registered  
  • 11 Application for registration  
  • 12 Grant or refusal of registration  
  • 13 Conditions of registration  
  • 14 Compliance with conditions by proprietor  
  • 15 Compliance with conditions by mobile operator  
  • 16 Term of registration  
  • 17 Renewal of registration  
  • 18 Display of registration notice  
  • 19 Registration non-transferable  
  • 20 Variation of conditions of registration  
  • 21 Cancellation of registration  
  • 22 Applying for registration after cancellation  
  • 23 Changes relating to registered business to be notified  
  • 24 CHO to be notified of sale or disposal of business  

PART 3--PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES

  • 25 Public health nuisance and its source  
  • 26 Causing or permitting public health nuisance  
  • 27 Complaint about public health nuisance  
  • 28 Investigation of complaint  

PART 4--PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICES AND ORDERS

Division 1--Public health notices

  • 29 Issue of public health notice  
  • 30 Compliance with public health notice  
  • 31 Duration of public health notice  

Division 2--Public health orders

  • 32 Issue of public health order  
  • 33 Duration of public health order  
  • 34 Compliance with public health order  
  • 35 Display of public health order  
  • 36 Enforcement of public health order  

Division 3--Extension and cancellation

  • 37 Extension of period for compliance with public health notice or order  
  • 38 Cancellation of public health notice or order  

PART 5--SPECIAL POWERS

Division 1--Conduct of inquiries

  • 39 Establishment of inquiry  
  • 40 Procedure of inquiry  
  • 41 Powers of inquirer  
  • 42 Report of inquiry  
  • 43 Directions by inquirer  
  • 44 Misleading information and documents  
  • 45 Contempt of inquiry  
  • 46 Protection and immunity from liability  

Division 2--Emergency powers

  • 47 Application of Division  
  • 48 Declaration of public health emergency  
  • 49 Content of declaration  
  • 50 Duration of declaration  
  • 51 Notification or extension of declaration  
  • 52 CHO's emergency powers  
  • 52A CHO's power to charge fees during emergencies  
  • 52B Determination regarding emergency fee money  
  • 53 Appointment and powers of authorised officer during public health emergency  
  • 54 Record of action taken during public health emergency  
  • 55 Report on public health emergency  
  • 56 Contravention of emergency declaration or direction  
  • 57 Limitation on stay of operation of emergency powers  

Division 2A--Post-emergency powers: COVID-19 pandemic

  • 57A Application of Division  
  • 57B CHO's powers  
  • 57C Conditions and consultation requirements for exercise of powers under section 57B  
  • 57D Publication requirements  
  • 57E CHO's power to charge fees  
  • 57F Determination regarding fee money  
  • 57G Appointment and powers of authorised officers under this Division  
  • 57H Record of action taken under this Division  
  • 57J Report  
  • 57K Contravention of direction  
  • 57L Limitation on stay of operation of powers  

Division 3--Powers relating to things that threaten public health

  • 58 Dealings with certain things  
  • 59 Removal and destruction of things  

Division 4--Power to take action

  • 60 Action taken if direction, public health notice or order contravened  
  • 61 Action if public health nuisance exists  
  • 62 CHO may authorise entry and work  

Division 5--Health information

  • 63 CHO may obtain health information  
  • 64 Use of health information  
  • 65 Register of health information  

PART 6--ADMINISTRATION

Division 1--Chief Health Officer

  • 66 Establishment of office  
  • 67 Appointment of CHO  
  • 68 Powers and functions  
  • 69 Delegation  

Division 2--Enforcement agencies

  • 70 Appointment of enforcement agency  
  • 71 Delegation to agency  
  • 72 Powers and functions  
  • 73 Fees and charges  
  • 74 Appointment of authorised officers  
  • 75 Failure by enforcement agency to act  

Division 3--Authorised officers

  • 76 Who is authorised officer  
  • 77 Qualifications for appointment  
  • 78 Identity card  
  • 79 Functions and powers  

Division 4--Powers of entry, inspection, seizure

  • 80 Entry, inspection and seizure  
  • 81 Warrants  
  • 82 Obtaining warrant by telephone or other electronic method  
  • 83 Entering Aboriginal land  
  • 84 Requirement to provide information  
  • 85 Requirement to produce documents or things  
  • 86 Failing to comply with requirement of authorised officer  
  • 87 Obstructing and threatening authorised officer  
  • 88 False representation  

Division 5--Seizure and forfeiture of things

Subdivision 1--Seizure
  • 89 Detention of thing seized  
  • 90 Notification of seizure of thing  
  • 91 Return of thing seized  
  • Subdivision 2--Order disallowing seizure
  • 92 Application for order disallowing seizure  
  • 93 CHO entitled to answer application  
  • 94 Order disallowing seizure of seized thing  
  • 95 Ancillary orders  
  • 96 Adjournment pending hearing of other proceedings  
  • Subdivision 3--Forfeiture
  • 97 Forfeiture of seized thing  
  • 98 Destruction or disposal of forfeited thing  
  • 99 Return of forfeited thing  
  • 100 Compensation to be paid in certain circumstances  

PART 7--GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS

  • 101 Guidelines  
  • 102 Standards  
  • 103 Inspection and purchase of copies of guidelines, standards and related documents  

PART 8--REVIEWS AND APPEALS

  • 104 Reviewable decisions and affected persons  
  • 105 Review by CHO  
  • 106 Appeal against decision on review  
  • 107 Appeal against decision relating to emergency declaration  
  • 108 Conduct of appeal  
  • 109 Operation and implementation of decision pending review or appeal  

PART 9--GENERAL OFFENCES AND PROCEDURAL MATTERS

Division 1--General offences

  • 110 Contravention of exemption  
  • 111 Bribery  
  • 112 Confidentiality of information  
  • 113 Misleading information and documents  
  • 113A Coughing or spitting on certain workers  

Division 2--Criminal liability for offences

  • 114 Definitions  
  • 115 Liability of representative  
  • 116 Conduct of representative  
  • 117 Criminal liability of partner in partnership  
  • 118 Criminal liability of manager of unincorporated association  
  • 119 Criminal liability of executive officer of body corporate  

Division 3--Legal proceedings

  • 120 Who may start proceedings under Act  
  • 121 When proceedings under Act started  
  • 122 Offender liable for certain costs  
  • 123 Publication of names of offenders and other information  

PART 10--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

  • 124 Approved forms  
  • 125 Administering Agency registers  
  • 126 Information in Administering Agency registers  
  • 127 Inspection of Administering Agency registers  
  • 128 Enforcement agency registers  
  • 129 Exemption from application of Act  
  • 130 Powers of police officers  
  • 131 Protection from liability  
  • 132 Acquisition on just terms  
  • 133 Regulations  

PART 10A--VALIDATION OF CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER DIRECTIONS

  • 133A Definitions  
  • 133B Purpose and effect of Part  
  • 133C Validated directions  
  • 133D Consequential effects of validation  
  • 133E Effect on contraventions of validated directions  
  • 133F Amendment and revocation  

PART 11--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

Division 1--Repeal of Acts

  • 134 Acts repealed  

Division 2--Transitional matters for Public and Environmental Health Act 2011

  • 135 Definitions  
  • 136 Registration of business carrying out declared activity  
  • 137 Appointments  
  • 138 Notices under section 7C  
  • 139 Regulations and other instruments  

Division 3--Transitional matters for Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015

  • 140 Offences – before and after commencement  

Division 4--Transitional matters for Public and Environmental Health Legislation Amendment Act 2020

  • 141 Offences  

Division 5--Transitional matters for Public and Environmental Health Legislation Amendment Act 2022

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