188AChief Health Officer may request transfer and further analysis of sample or isolate

188A Chief Health Officer may request transfer and further analysis of sample or isolate (1) If the Chief Health Officer believes it is necessary for the investigation of whether there is a risk to public health, or for the management or control of a risk to public health, the Chief Health Officer may, by writing, request a person to do any of the following— (a) conduct further analysis of a sample or isolate; (b) transfer a sample or isolate to a laboratory specified in the written request for further analysis; (c) notify the Chief Health Officer of the results of the requested analysis; (d) report any information in relation to the requested analysis in accordance with any reporting requirements specified in the written request. (2) A person may refuse to comply with a request under subsection (1). (3) The Chief Health Officer must at the time of making a request under subsection (1) advise the person that the person may refuse to comply with the request.