33Guidelines

33 Guidelines

33 Guidelines

(1) The Chief Health Officer is to issue guidelines to assist the following—

(a) senior officers exercising functions under this Act,

(b) relevant medical practitioners who may consult with workers for the purposes of section 9,

(c) persons taking blood from third parties under a mandatory testing order.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the guidelines may contain the following—

(a) information about how blood-borne diseases are transmitted and the minimisation of risks of infection and onward transmission,

(b) information about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of blood-borne diseases,

(c) advice and information to be given to a third party providing blood under a mandatory testing order.

(3) Before issuing guidelines, the Chief Health Officer is to consult with the following—

(a) the Secretary,

(b) the Commissioner of Police,

(c) the Commissioner of Corrective Services,

(d) the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW,

(e) the Commissioner of the State Emergency Service,

(f) the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service.

(4) The guidelines are to be made publicly available.

(5) Despite section 2, this Act does not have effect until guidelines are issued by the Chief Health Officer and made publicly available.