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Public Health Act 2005
sec.165Person in charge may advise parent of child not vaccinated about suspicion of vaccine preventable condition
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### sec.165 Person in charge may advise parent of child not vaccinated about suspicion of vaccine preventable condition
This section applies if the 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 not been vaccinated for a vaccine preventable condition; and
may be at risk of contracting the condition if the child continues to attend the school or service.
The person in charge may advise at least 1 of the child’s parents of the suspicion.
s 165 amd 2011 No. 38 s 90 ; 2011 No. 41 s 57 ; 2013 No. 44 s 269 sch 1 pt 2
(sec.165-ssec.1) This section applies if the 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 not been vaccinated for a vaccine preventable condition; and may be at risk of contracting the condition if the child continues to attend the school or service.
(sec.165-ssec.2) The person in charge may advise at least 1 of the child’s parents of the suspicion.
- (a) has not been vaccinated for a vaccine preventable condition; and
- (b) may be at risk of contracting the condition if the child continues to attend the school or service.