sec.7How object is mainly achieved

### sec.7 How object is mainly achieved The object is to be mainly achieved by— preventing, controlling and reducing risks to public health; and providing for the identification of, and response to, notifiable conditions; and imposing obligations on persons and particular health care facilities involved in the provision of declared health services to minimise infection risks; and providing for persons who have a major disturbance in mental capacity to be transported to a treatment or care place; and protecting children who have been harmed or are at risk of harm when the children present at health service facilities; and restricting the performance of cosmetic procedures on children; and collecting and managing particular health information, and establishing mechanisms for health information held by a health agency to be accessed for appropriate research; and inquiring into serious public health matters; and responding to public health emergencies; and providing for compliance with this Act to be monitored and enforced. s 7 amd 2008 No. 57 s 4 ; 2011 No. 32 s 332 sch 1 pt 2 (amd 2012 No. 9 s 47 ); 2014 No. 28 s 101 ; 2016 No. 5 s 920 - (a) preventing, controlling and reducing risks to public health; and - (b) providing for the identification of, and response to, notifiable conditions; and - (c) imposing obligations on persons and particular health care facilities involved in the provision of declared health services to minimise infection risks; and - (d) providing for persons who have a major disturbance in mental capacity to be transported to a treatment or care place; and - (e) protecting children who have been harmed or are at risk of harm when the children present at health service facilities; and - (f) restricting the performance of cosmetic procedures on children; and - (g) collecting and managing particular health information, and establishing mechanisms for health information held by a health agency to be accessed for appropriate research; and - (h) inquiring into serious public health matters; and - (i) responding to public health emergencies; and - (j) providing for compliance with this Act to be monitored and enforced.