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Public Health Act 2005
sec.68Purposes of register
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### sec.68 Purposes of register
The purposes for establishing the register are as follows—
to supply data to help in—
monitoring and analysing the incidence and patterns of notifiable conditions; or
studying the efficacy of the management and treatment of notifiable conditions; or
increasing public awareness of notifiable conditions;
to identify outbreaks of notifiable conditions so the Commonwealth, the State or a local government can take steps to protect public health;
to help in the identification of persons who have, or may have, contracted a notifiable condition so that—
the Commonwealth, the State or a local government can take action to prevent or minimise transmission of the notifiable condition; or
the persons may be medically examined and undergo treatment for the notifiable condition;
to help in the planning of services and strategies to prevent or minimise the transmission of notifiable conditions.
- (a) to supply data to help in— (i) monitoring and analysing the incidence and patterns of notifiable conditions; or (ii) studying the efficacy of the management and treatment of notifiable conditions; or (iii) increasing public awareness of notifiable conditions;
- (i) monitoring and analysing the incidence and patterns of notifiable conditions; or
- (ii) studying the efficacy of the management and treatment of notifiable conditions; or
- (iii) increasing public awareness of notifiable conditions;
- (b) to identify outbreaks of notifiable conditions so the Commonwealth, the State or a local government can take steps to protect public health;
- (c) to help in the identification of persons who have, or may have, contracted a notifiable condition so that— (i) the Commonwealth, the State or a local government can take action to prevent or minimise transmission of the notifiable condition; or (ii) the persons may be medically examined and undergo treatment for the notifiable condition;
- (i) the Commonwealth, the State or a local government can take action to prevent or minimise transmission of the notifiable condition; or
- (ii) the persons may be medically examined and undergo treatment for the notifiable condition;
- (d) to help in the planning of services and strategies to prevent or minimise the transmission of notifiable conditions.
- (i) monitoring and analysing the incidence and patterns of notifiable conditions; or
- (ii) studying the efficacy of the management and treatment of notifiable conditions; or
- (iii) increasing public awareness of notifiable conditions;
- (i) the Commonwealth, the State or a local government can take action to prevent or minimise transmission of the notifiable condition; or
- (ii) the persons may be medically examined and undergo treatment for the notifiable condition;