This legislation has been repealed.
- As at 1 September 2012 - Act 10 of 1991 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Commencement 3. Definitions PART 2 - HEALTH RISKS GENERALLY 4. Orders and directions during state of emergency 5. Public health risks generally 6. Disinfection or destruction of articles 7. (Repealed) 8. Closure of premises 9. Directions to public authorities 10. Direction to exercise statutory function PART 2A - PROVISION AND PROMOTION OF HEALTH SERVICES Division 1 - Preliminary 10AA. Definitions 10AB. Proceedings for offences under this Part Division 2 - (Repealed) None Division 3 - Health practitioners who are de-registered or subject to prohibition orders 10AJ. Definitions 10AK. Provision of health services by persons who are de-registered or subject to prohibition orders 10AL. Advertising of health services if person is de-registered or subject to a prohibition order Division 4 - Miscellaneous 10AM. Codes of conduct for unregistered health practitioners 10AN. Advertisement or promotion of health services PART 2B - SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER Division 1 - Preliminary 10A. Definitions Division 2 - Functions of Chief Health Officer in relation to drinking water 10B. Advice to public 10C. Correction of misleading information 10D. Chief Health Officer may delegate Division 3 - Functions of Director-General in relation to drinking water 10E. Power to declare Chief Health Officer solely responsible for determining necessity for boil water advices 10F. Power to enter and inspect premises of supplier 10G. Power to require testing of drinking water 10H. Power to require production of information Division 4 - General 10I. Closure of water supply 10IA. Supply of water 10J. Protection from liability 10K. Evidentiary provision 10L. Proceedings for offences under Part 2B 10M. Regulations for the purposes of Part 2B PART 3 - SCHEDULED MEDICAL CONDITIONS Division 1 - General precautions 11. Precautions against spread of certain medical conditions Division 2 - Sexually transmissible medical conditions 12. Provision of information 13. Sexual intercourse--sexually transmissible medical condition Division 3 - Notification and treatment of certain medical conditions 14. Medical practitioner to notify certain scheduled medical conditions 15. Offence 16. Notification of test results--Category 3 medical condition Division 4 - Category 5 medical condition 17. Protection of identity 18. District Court may authorise disclosure of name and address 19. Notice by Director-General requiring disclosure of name and address Division 5 - Death from scheduled medical condition 20. Notification of certain deaths Division 6 - Public health orders--Categories 4 and 5 21. Definitions 22. Power to require medical examination 23. Making of public health order 24. Duration of public health order 25. Tribunal to review certain public health orders 26. Tribunal may continue public health order 27. Conditions applicable if person detained 28. Offence to contravene public health order 29. Apprehension of person who contravenes public health order 30. Action following apprehension or surrender 31. Revocation of public health order by authorised medical practitioner 32. Restriction on making of further public health order 33. Apprehension of escapee 34. Unlawful release from detention 35. Restrictions on publication 36. Inspection of medical records Division 7 - Procedural matters 37. Proceedings--Divisions 2 and 3 38. Proceedings--Division 6 39. Representation in proceedings under Division 6 Division 8 - Other applications to Administrative Decisions Tribunal 40. Applications to Tribunal for review of action or direction of Minister 41. Applications to Tribunal for review of public health order relating to Category 4 medical condition 42. (Repealed) PART 3A - CONTROL OF VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES 42A. Definitions 42B. Responsibilities of principals of schools with respect to immunisation 42C. Responsibilities of directors of child care facilities with respect to immunisation 42D. Duties of principals and directors when there is an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease PART 3B - PAP TEST REGISTER Division 1 - Preliminary 42E. Definitions Division 2 - New South Wales Pap Test Register 42F. New South Wales Pap Test Register 42G. Object of establishing Register 42H. Contents of Register 42I. Use of information in Register 42J. Disclosure of identifying particulars in conjunction with test result 42K. Provision of information for inclusion in Register Division 3 - Right to anonymity in Register 42L. Application of Division 42M. Woman may elect not to be identified in Register 42N. Removal of identifying particulars from Register 42O. Withholding of identifying particulars 42P. Health practitioner to provide information about Register PART 4 - MICROBIAL CONTROL 43. Purpose of Part 4 44. Definitions 45. Installation of system 46. Operation and maintenance of system 47. Powers of authorised officers 48. Directions to carry out maintenance requirements 49. Failure to comply with directions 50. Proceedings for offences under Part 4 PART 5 - GENERAL HEALTH MATTERS 51. Skin penetration procedures--power of environmental health officers to enter and inspect premises 52. Nursing requirements for nursing homes PART 6 - (Repealed) None PART 7 - ADMINISTRATION Division 1 - Medical officers of health 62. Nomination of medical officers of health 62A. Appointment of acting medical officers of health 63. Medical districts 64. Inspection of, and extracts from, certain registers 65. Inspection of premises 66. Reports by medical officers of health 67. Exercise by medical officer of health of functions of environmental health officer Division 2 - Notifications by hospitals 68. Definitions 69. Chief executive officer to provide information Division 3 - Inspections and inquiries 70. Inspection of records 71. Inquiries by Director-General PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS 72. Powers of entry 73. Search warrants 74. Obstruction or assault of officers and others 75. Disclosure of information 76. Service of notices and other documents 77. Exclusion of personal liability 78. Offences by corporations 79. Proceedings for offences 80. Amendment of Schedules 81. Act binds the Crown 82. Regulations 83. Repeal of Public Health (Amendment) Act 1989 No 86 84. Savings and transitional provisions SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4