PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 70 When a doctor must notify

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 70

70 When a doctor must notify

(1) A doctor must, under subsection (2) , notify the chief executive if an examination of a person by the doctor indicates that the person—

(a) has or had a clinical diagnosis notifiable condition; or

(b) has or had a provisional diagnosis notifiable condition.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) The notice must—

(a) comply with the requirements prescribed under a regulation; and

(b) be in the approved form.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the examination was carried out in a hospital.