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Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
5Precautionary principle
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5 Precautionary principle
(1) If there is a serious public health risk, lack of full scientific certainty
should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to
prevent, control or abate the risk.
(2) In the application of subsection (1), decision making should be
guided by:
(a) a careful evaluation to avoid, where practicable, serious harm
to public health; and
(b) an assessment of the consequences of the options available
with regard to the risk of each consequence occurring.