Public Health Act 2016
Div 1Principles and declarations
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Division 1 — Principles and declarations
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Principles applying in relation to this Part 60
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Principles listed 60
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Further provisions relating to application of principles 61
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Declaration of notifiable infectious diseases 62
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Declaration of notifiable infectious disease‑related conditions 63
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Orders by Minister 64
Division 2 — Notification
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Term used: responsible pathologist 64
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Notification of notifiable infectious diseases and notifiable infectious disease‑related conditions 64
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Offence of failing to notify Chief Health Officer 66
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No liability for notifying Chief Health Officer 66
Division 3 — Duty to inform
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Practitioners to provide patients with information 67
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Offence of failing to provide patient with information 68
Division 4 — Test orders
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Terms used 68
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Chief Health Officer may make test orders 71
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Process for making test order 73
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Explanation of test order 74
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Effect of test orders 75
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Offences of failing to comply with test order 76
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No payment may be required in relation to testing under test order 77
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Enforcement of test orders 77
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Warrant to enforce test order 79
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Further provisions relating to warrant 80
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Review by State Administrative Tribunal 81
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Obtaining or taking samples under test orders 81
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Test results to be reported 81
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Person tested not to be identified 83
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No liability for reporting test results 83
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Division not limited by Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Act 2014 84
Division 5 — Public health orders
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Terms used 84
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Chief Health Officer may make public health orders 86