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This legislation has been repealed.

Health Act 1958 - SECT 130

Information to be provided about the incidence of HIV

130. Information to be provided about the incidence of HIV





(1) The Secretary must keep records of the information given to the Secretary
under this section and retain those records for the prescribed period.

(2) A person in charge of a prescribed place in which the testing of the blood
of humans for HIV is carried out must keep or ensure that a written record is
kept with the prescribed particulars for each prescribed period containing as
far as is possible the following information-

   (a)  the number of tests carried out on human blood for HIV;

   (b)  the number of persons in respect of whom tests have been carried out
        who fall into each particular prescribed category;







   (c)  any information relating to each newly diagnosed person required by
        the regulations.



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Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(3) The person in charge of a prescribed place must send a copy of the record
required to be kept under subsection (2) to the Secretary at the end of each
prescribed period.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(4) When a registered medical practitioner requests that a test for HIV be
carried out on a specimen of human blood, the registered medical practitioner
must, as far as he or she is able, give the information which the person in
charge of a prescribed place asks for to enable that person to keep the
records required by subsection (2).

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

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(8) The Secretary may give a copy of any document given to him or her under
subsection (3) to any prescribed person, organisation or body engaged in
research.









Division 7-Blood and tissue donations





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