SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2011 - SECT 4
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2011 - SECT 4
(1) The objects of the
Act are—
(a) to
promote health and well being of individuals and communities and to prevent
disease, medical conditions, injury and disability through a public health
approach; and
(b) to
protect individuals and communities from risks to public health and to ensure,
so far as is reasonably practicable, a healthy environment for all South
Australians and particularly those who live within disadvantaged communities;
and
(c) to
provide for the development of effective measures for the early detection,
management and amelioration of risks to public health; and
(d) to
promote the provision of information to individuals and communities about
risks to public health; and
(e) to
encourage individuals and communities to plan for, create and maintain a
healthy environment; and
(f) to
provide for or support policies, strategies, programs and campaigns designed
to improve the public health of communities and special or vulnerable groups
(especially Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders) within communities;
and
(g) to
provide for the prevention, or early detection, management and control, of
diseases, medical conditions and injuries of public health significance; and
(h) to
provide for the monitoring of any disease or medical condition of
public health significance in order to provide for the prevention or early
detection of any such disease or medical condition and for the protection of
individuals and the community from the threat of any such disease or medical
condition and from public health threats more generally; and
(i)
to provide for the collection of information about
incidence and prevalence of diseases and other risks to health in South
Australia for research or public health purposes; and
(j) to
establish a scheme for the performance of functions relating to public health
by the State and local governments.
(2) The Minister and
other persons or bodies involved in the administration of this Act must have
regard to, and seek to further, the objects of this Act.