PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 163
Person in charge may advise parent about suspicion of contagious condition
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 163
Person in charge may advise parent about suspicion of contagious condition
163 Person in charge may advise parent about suspicion of contagious condition
(1) This section applies if a person in charge of a school, education and care
service or QEC approved service reasonably suspects—
(a) that a child
attending the school or service has, or may have, a contagious condition; and
(b) that other children attending the school or service may be at risk of
contracting the contagious condition.
(2) The person in charge may advise at
least 1 of the child’s parents—
(a) of the suspicion of the person in
charge; and
(b) of the parent’s obligation under section 161(1) (a) and
(2) not to send the child to the school, education and care service or QEC
approved service.
