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Public Health Act 2005
sec.48Environmental health event register
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### sec.48 Environmental health event register
The chief executive may establish and keep a register (an environmental health event register ) for an environmental health event if the chief executive considers the event has or may have significant direct or indirect adverse effects on human health.
The chief executive may keep the register in a form the chief executive considers appropriate, including an electronic form.
Before establishing the register, the chief executive must obtain and consider the views of a human research ethics committee about the register.
(sec.48-ssec.1) The chief executive may establish and keep a register (an environmental health event register ) for an environmental health event if the chief executive considers the event has or may have significant direct or indirect adverse effects on human health.
(sec.48-ssec.2) The chief executive may keep the register in a form the chief executive considers appropriate, including an electronic form.
(sec.48-ssec.3) Before establishing the register, the chief executive must obtain and consider the views of a human research ethics committee about the register.