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This legislation has been repealed.

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1991 - SECT 42E

Definitions

42E Definitions

In this Part:
"cervical cancer" means a malignant growth of human tissue in the cervix of the uterus that is likely to spread to tissue beyond its site of origin.
"cervical cancer test" means a test that is carried out to determine whether or not a woman has cervical cancer or any of its precursors, and that:

(a) consists of a pathological examination of a specimen of any kind taken from the woman, or
(b) is a test, or a test of a class, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
"health practitioner" means a person who is:
(a) a medical practitioner, or
(b) a registered nurse or a registered midwife, or
(c) a person, or a person of a class, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
"identifying particulars" of a woman means the woman's:
(a) full name (and any previous name), and
(b) residential or postal address.
"pathology request form" means a form submitted to a pathology laboratory by or on behalf of a health practitioner requesting the laboratory to carry out a pathological examination of a specimen.
"Register" means the New South Wales Pap Test Register referred to in section 42F.



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