7Serological clearances

7 Serological clearances

7 Serological clearances

(1) In this Act, a serological clearance, for a person, means a certificate by a medical practitioner or a pathology service provider that states—

(a) in the medical practitioner’s or pathology service provider’s opinion, the person is not capable of transmitting to another person any medical condition or disease specified by the regulations, and

(b) the medical practitioner’s or pathology service provider’s opinion is based on the results of blood tests or other tests carried out on a date specified in the certificate.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a serological clearance is a current serological clearance if the tests referred to in the clearance were carried out within the period prescribed by the regulations.

(3) In this section—

pathology service provider means a person who provides a pathology service.

s 7: Am 2015 No 58, Sch 1.3. Subst 2024 No 16, Sch 1[8].