30Medical tests for HIV, &c.

30 Medical tests for HIV, &c.

(1)  [Section 30 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] The Director may require a prisoner or detainee to undergo a test for HIV or other blood-borne diseases by a medical officer or a registered nurse –

(a) as soon as practicable on admission to a prison; and

(b) at such regular intervals as the Director may consider appropriate or necessary in the circumstances.

(2)  [Section 30 Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2015, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2015] If a prisoner or detainee refuses to undergo a test, a medical officer, or a registered nurse, who is nominated by the Director for the purpose is to counsel the prisoner or detainee in respect of the necessity or desirability of undergoing the test.

(3)  [Section 30 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 4 of 2015, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2015] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .