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Public Health Act 2005
sec.71When the person in charge of hospital must notify
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### sec.71 When the person in charge of hospital must notify
A person in charge of a hospital must, under subsection (2) , unless the person in charge has a reasonable excuse, notify the chief executive if an examination of a person by a doctor in the hospital indicates the person—
has or had a clinical diagnosis notifiable condition; or
has or had a provisional diagnosis notifiable condition.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
A notice under subsection (1) must—
comply with the requirements prescribed under a regulation; and
be in the approved form.
(sec.71-ssec.1) A person in charge of a hospital must, under subsection (2) , unless the person in charge has a reasonable excuse, notify the chief executive if an examination of a person by a doctor in the hospital indicates the person— has or had a clinical diagnosis notifiable condition; or has or had a provisional diagnosis notifiable condition. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.71-ssec.2) A notice under subsection (1) must— comply with the requirements prescribed under a regulation; and be in the approved form.
- (a) has or had a clinical diagnosis notifiable condition; or
- (b) has or had a provisional diagnosis notifiable condition.
- (a) comply with the requirements prescribed under a regulation; and
- (b) be in the approved form.