Part Part 12 - Public Health Act 2016 - Public health emergencies

Part 12Public health emergencies

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Part 12 — Public health emergencies

Division 1 — Relationship to Emergency Management Act 2005

Division 2 — Public health emergency management plans

Division 3 — Public health state of emergency declarations

Minister may make public health state of emergency declaration 133
Duration of public health state of emergency declaration 134
Amendment of public health state of emergency declaration 134
Extension of public health state of emergency declaration 135
Revocation of public health state of emergency declaration 136
Notice of declaration 136
Limitation of stay of operation of public health state of emergency declaration 136

Division 4 — Authorisation to exercise emergency powers

Authorisation to exercise emergency powers during public health state of emergency 137
Authorisation to state certain matters 138
Authorisation may be given orally or in writing 138

Division 5 — Emergency powers

Terms used 139
Operation of this Division 140
Powers to obtain identifying particulars 140
Powers relating to movement and evacuation 140
Powers to use vehicles 141
Powers to control or use premises or property 141
Powers in relation to drugs and vaccines 142
Powers in relation to quarantine and medical or other procedures 143
Enforcement of requirement to undergo medical observation or medical or other procedure 144
Further provisions relating to requirement to remain in area or remain quarantined 146
Review of requirement to remain in area or remain quarantined 148
Information sharing 149