Victorian Current Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 200C

S. 200C(1) amended by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(2).

    (1)     This section applies if an application in respect of a decision is referred to a Detention Appeals Officer under section 200B(5).

S. 200C(2) amended by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(2)(3).

    (2)     The Detention Appeals Officer must use their best endeavours to decide the application, and advise the applicant in writing of the decision and the reasons for it, and the review rights available to the applicant, within 72 hours after the application was received by the Detention Appeals Registrar or within such longer period as is requested by the applicant.

S. 200C(3) amended by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(2).

    (3)     In deciding the application, the Detention Appeals Officer—

        (a)     must consider the information included in the application; and

S. 200C(3)(ab) inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(4).

        (ab)         may consider any documents and other information relied upon by the authorised officer who detained the person or extended the detention of the person under section 200 and may consider any other information in relation to the person's detention; and

S. 200C(3)(ac) inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(4).

        (ac)     must take reasonable steps to contact the applicant in relation to the application; and

S. 200C(3)(b) amended by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(2).

        (b)     may make such further inquiries and seek such further information in relation to any aspect of the application as the Detention Appeals Officer thinks fit including, but not limited to, making inquiries to or seeking information from persons with expertise in public health.

S. 200C(4) amended by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(2).

    (4)     The Detention Appeals Officer may decide—

        (a)     to affirm the decision under review; or

S. 200C(4)(b) amended by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(2), substituted by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(5).

        (b)     subject to subsections (6), (7) and (8), to vary or cease the person's detention.

S. 200C(5) amended by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(2).

    (5)     A decision by a Detention Appeals Officer to affirm a decision made by an authorised officer is taken to be a decision of that authorised officer.

S. 200C(6) inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(6).

    (6)         A Detention Appeals Officer must not vary or cease a person's detention under subsection (4)(b) unless the Detention Appeals Officer has consulted and considered the advice of the Chief Health Officer about the proposed variation or cessation.

Note

The Chief Health Officer can delegate powers, duties and functions: see section 22.

S. 200C(7) inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(6).

    (7)     If a Detention Appeals Officer consults the Chief Health Officer about the proposed variation or cessation of a person's detention, the Chief Health Officer must make their best endeavours to provide oral or written advice about the proposed variation or cessation within 24 hours.

S. 200C(8) inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 14D(6).

    (8)     If the Chief Health Officer provides oral advice under subsection (7), a written record of the advice must be prepared as soon as practicable—

        (a)     by the Chief Health Officer; or

        (b)     by the Detention Appeals Officer, who must provide a copy of the written record to the Chief Health Officer for the endorsement of the Chief Health Officer.

S. 200D inserted by No. 7/2021 s. 3A, repealed by No. 53/2021 s. 14E.

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S. 200E inserted by No. 7/2021 s. 3A.