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Public Health Act 2005
sec.163Person in charge may advise parent about suspicion of contagious condition
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### sec.163 Person in charge may advise parent about suspicion of contagious condition
This section applies if a person in charge of a school, education and care service or QEC approved service reasonably suspects—
that a child attending the school or service has, or may have, a contagious condition; and
that other children attending the school or service may be at risk of contracting the contagious condition.
The person in charge may advise at least 1 of the child’s parents—
of the suspicion of the person in charge; and
of the parent’s obligation under section 161 (1) (a) and (2) not to send the child to the school, education and care service or QEC approved service.
s 163 amd 2011 No. 38 s 88 ; 2011 No. 41 s 55 ; 2013 No. 44 s 269 sch 1 pt 2
(sec.163-ssec.1) This section applies if a person in charge of a school, education and care service or QEC approved service reasonably suspects— that a child attending the school or service has, or may have, a contagious condition; and that other children attending the school or service may be at risk of contracting the contagious condition.
(sec.163-ssec.2) The person in charge may advise at least 1 of the child’s parents— of the suspicion of the person in charge; and of the parent’s obligation under section 161 (1) (a) and (2) not to send the child to the school, education and care service or QEC approved service.
- (a) that a child attending the school or service has, or may have, a contagious condition; and
- (b) that other children attending the school or service may be at risk of contracting the contagious condition.
- (a) of the suspicion of the person in charge; and
- (b) of the parent’s obligation under section 161 (1) (a) and (2) not to send the child to the school, education and care service or QEC approved service.