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Public Health Act 2016
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Division 1 — Principles and declarations
87. Principles applying in relation to this Part 60
88. Principles listed 60
89. Further provisions relating to application of principles 61
90. Declaration of notifiable infectious diseases 62
91. Declaration of notifiable infectious disease‑related conditions 63
92. Orders by Minister 64
Division 2 — Notification
93. Term used: responsible pathologist 64
94. Notification of notifiable infectious diseases and notifiable infectious disease‑related conditions 64
95. Offence of failing to notify Chief Health Officer 66
96. No liability for notifying Chief Health Officer 66
Division 3 — Duty to inform
97. Practitioners to provide patients with information 67
98. Offence of failing to provide patient with information 68
Division 4 — Test orders
99. Terms used 68
100. Chief Health Officer may make test orders 71
101. Process for making test order 73
102. Explanation of test order 74
103. Effect of test orders 75
104. Offences of failing to comply with test order 76
105. No payment may be required in relation to testing under test order 77
106. Enforcement of test orders 77
107. Warrant to enforce test order 79
108. Further provisions relating to warrant 80
109. Review by State Administrative Tribunal 81
110. Obtaining or taking samples under test orders 81
111. Test results to be reported 81
112. Person tested not to be identified 83
113. No liability for reporting test results 83
114. Division not limited by *Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Act 2014* 84
Division 5 — Public health orders
115. Terms used 84
116. Chief Health Officer may make public health orders 86
117. Effect of public health orders 88
118. Personal service of orders required 89
119. Explanation of public health order 90
120. Provisions applying if person detained under public health order 91
121. Minister to be informed of detention or release from detention under public health order 91
122. Offence to fail to comply with public health order 92
123. Responsible persons to facilitate compliance with public health order 92
124. Enforcement of public health orders 92
125. Warrant to apprehend person to whom public health order applies 94
126. Further provisions relating to warrant 95
127. Review by State Administrative Tribunal 96
128. Restriction on making of further public health order 97
129. Recognition of interstate public health orders 97
130. Further provisions applying to interstate public health orders operating in this State 98