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144 Appointment of and direction to authorised officers
In relation to the declaration of the public health emergency
mentioned in section 57A(1):
(a) the appointment of an authorised officer under
section 53(1)(a) in force immediately before the
commencement is taken to be an appointment under
section 57G(1)(a); and
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(b) a direction to an authorised officer under section 53(1)(b) that
is in effect immediately before the commencement is taken to
be a direction under section 57G(1)(b).
Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions and affected persons
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Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions and affected persons
section 104
Reviewable decision Affected person
Refusal to register business (section 12) Applicant
Refusal to renew registration of business
(section 17)
Refusal to vary conditions of registration
of business (section 20)
Cancellation of registration of business
(section 21)
Issue of public health notice (section 29) Person issued with notice
Issue a public health order (section 32) Person issued with order
Refusal to extend period for compliance
with public health notice or public health
order (section 37)
Person issued with notice or order
Refusal to cancel public health notice or
public health order (section 38)
Person issued with notice or order
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section 134
Public Health Ordinance 1952 Ordinance No. 27 of 1952
Public Health Ordinance 1957 Ordinance No. 8 of 1957
Public Health Ordinance 1958 Ordinance No. 17 of 1958
Public Health Ordinance 1961 Ordinance No. 32 of 1961
Public Health Ordinance 1962 Ordinance No. 14 of 1962
Public Health Amendment Act 1981 Act No. 103 of 1981
Public Health Amendment Act 1985 Act No. 6 of 1985
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1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Public and Environmental Health Act 2011 (Act No. 7, 2011)
Assent date 16 March 2011
Commenced 1 July 2011 (Gaz S28, 3 June 2011)
Public and Environmental Health Act 2013 (Act No. 14, 2013)
Assent date 6 June 2013
Commenced 1 July 2013
Emergency Management Act 2013 (Act No. 27, 2013)
Assent date 8 November 2013
Commenced 27 November 2013 (Gaz S63, 27 November 2013)
Statute Law Revision Act 2014 (Act No. 38, 2014)
Assent date 13 November 2014
Commenced 13 November 2014
Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015 (Act No. 26, 2015)
Assent date 18 September 2015
Commenced 14 October 2015 (Gaz G41, 14 October 2015, p 3)
Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)
Assent date 6 April 2016
Commenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related
Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34,
29 April 2016)
Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 28, 2018)
Assent date 30 November 2018
Commenced 1 December 2018 (s 2)
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Emergency Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Act No. 8, 2020)
Assent date 25 March 2020
Commenced 26 March 2020 (s 2)
Public and Environmental Health Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Act No. 14, 2020)
Assent date 24 April 2020
Commenced ss 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11: 25 April 2020 (s 2(2)); rem: 4 April 2020
(s 2(1))
Public and Environmental Health Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 10, 2022)
Assent date 26 May 2022
Commenced 27 May 2022 (s 2)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 8, 47, 48, 67, 83, 117,
131 and 135.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 4 amd No. 10, 2022, s 4
s 8 amd No. 28, 2018, s 25
s 21 amd No. 38, 2014, s 2
s 46 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
ss 47 – 48 amd No. 27, 2013, s 128
s 50 amd No. 8, 2020, s 4
s 52A ins No. 14, 2020, s 4
amd No. 10, 2022, s 5
s 52B ins No. 10, 2022, s 6
s 55 amd No. 10, 2022, s 7
s 56 amd No. 14, 2020, s 5
pt 5
div 2A hdg ins No. 10, 2022, s 8
ss 57A – 57L ins No. 10, 2022, s 8
ss 81 – 82 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
s 93 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
s 113A ins No. 14, 2020, s 6
amd No. 10, 2022, s 9
s 114 amd No. 10, 2022, s 10
s 119 amd No. 26, 2015, s 100
pt 10A hdg ins No. 10, 2022, s 11
ss 133A –
133F ins No. 10, 2022, s 11
s 139 amd No. 14, 2013, s 4
div 3 hdg ins No. 26, 2015, s 101
s 140 exp No. 7, 2011, s 148
ins No. 26, 2015, s 101
div 4 hdg ins No. 14, 2020, s 7
s 141 exp No. 7, 2011, s 148
ins No. 14, 2020, s 7
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div 5 hdg ins No. 10, 2022, s 12
ss 142 – 144 exp No. 7, 2011, s 148
ins No. 10, 2022, s 12
pt 12 hdg exp No. 7, 2011, s 148
ss 145 – 148 exp No. 7, 2011, s 148
sch 3 – 4 exp No. 7, 2011, s 148