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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2010 - As at 1 September 2023 - Act 127 of 2010

- As at 1 September 2023 - Act 127 of 2010

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

PART 2 - GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH

  • 7 Power to deal with public health risks generally
  • 8 Power to deal with public health risks during state of emergency
  • 9 Power to deal with public health risks arising from conduct of public authorities
  • 10 Offence not to comply with Ministerial direction
  • 10A Order may adopt publication
  • 11 Power to close public premises on public health grounds
  • 12 Power to direct disinfection or destruction of noxious articles

PART 2A - PUBLIC WARNINGS ABOUT HEALTH MATTERS

  • 12A Public warning statements
  • 12B No liability for issuing or publishing warning statements

PART 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Division 1 - Safety measures for drinking water

  • 13 Definitions
  • 14 Evidentiary provision
  • 15 Drinking water must be fit for human consumption
  • 16 Power to take action with respect to unsafe water
  • 17 Offence not to comply with Ministerial direction
  • 18 Power to direct testing of drinking water
  • 19 Power to direct production of information
  • 20 Offence not to comply with Secretary's direction
  • 21 Chief Health Officer responsible for determining necessity for boil water advices
  • 22 Advice to public
  • 23 Correction of misleading information
  • 24 Protection from liability
  • 25 Quality assurance programs

Division 2 - Legionella control

Division 3 - Control of public swimming pools and spa pools

Division 4 - Control of skin penetration procedures

Division 5 - Improvement notices and prohibition orders

PART 4 - SCHEDULED MEDICAL CONDITIONS

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - General precautions

  • 52 Precautions against spread of certain medical conditions
  • 53. (Repealed)

Division 3 - Notification and treatment of Category 1, 2 and 3 conditions and other conditions

  • 54 Medical practitioner to notify Secretary of Category 1 and 2 conditions
  • 55 Laboratories to notify Secretary of Category 3 conditions
  • 56 Protection of patient's identity
  • 57 Notification of other conditions
  • 58 District Court may authorise disclosure of name and address
  • 59 Proceedings for offences

Division 4 - Public health orders for Category 4 and 5 conditions

PART 5 - OTHER DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES AND NOTIFICATIONS

Division 1 - Sexually transmitted infections

  • 77 Definition
  • 78 Medical practitioners to provide information to patients with sexually transmitted infections
  • 79 Duties of persons in relation to sexually transmissible diseases or conditions
  • 80 Proceedings for offences to be heard in closed court

Division 2 - Notifiable diseases

Division 3 - Notification of certain deaths

  • 84 Notification of deaths arising after anaesthesia or sedation for operations or procedures

Division 4 - Vaccine preventable diseases

  • 85 Definitions
  • 86 Responsibilities of principals of schools with respect to immunisation
  • 87 Responsibilities of principals of child care facilities with respect to immunisation
  • 88 Responsibilities of principals during outbreaks of vaccine preventable disease

PART 6 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND DISEASES REGISTERS

89-96. (Repealed)
  • 97 Registers that may be established
  • 98 Public health and disease registers

PART 6A - ACCESS TO CERTAIN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CLINICS

  • 98A Definitions
  • 98B Objects of Part
  • 98C Interfering with access of persons to reproductive health clinics
  • 98D Causing actual or potential distress or anxiety to persons in safe access zones
  • 98E Capturing and distributing visual data of persons in safe access zone
  • 98F Exemptions from application of Part

PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH SERVICES

Division 1 - Provision and promotion of health services

Division 2 - Provision of health services by non-registered health practitioners and relevant health organisations

Division 3 - Provision of health services by persons who are de-registered or subject to prohibition orders

Division 4 - Nursing homes

PART 8 - ENFORCEMENT OF ACT

Division 1 - General inspections and inquiries

Division 2 - Power to demand information

Division 3 - Offences

  • 113 Offence not to comply with direction
  • 114 Provisions relating to requirements to furnish documents, information or answer questions
  • 115 Offence to impersonate authorised officer
  • 116 Offence to obstruct or assault persons exercising their functions
  • 117 Proceedings for offences
  • 118 Penalty notices
  • 119 Offences by corporations
  • 120 Continuing offences

PART 9 - ADMINISTRATION

Division 1 - Public health officers

Division 2 - Authorised officers

Division 3 - Miscellaneous

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