Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Act 1958 - SECT 145

Outbreaks of prescribed infectious diseases in primary schools

145. Outbreaks of prescribed infectious diseases in primary schools

A person in charge of a primary school may direct that a child enrolled at the
school not attend the school if he or she believes the child is not immunised
against a prescribed infectious disease and-

   (a)  the person in charge of the school reasonably believes that there is
        an outbreak of that disease at that school; or





   (b)  a medical officer of health has advised the person in charge of the
        school that he or she reasonably believes that there is an outbreak of
        that disease in the community in which the school is situated.

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