Part 8Prevention of non‑communicable conditions

Part 8—Prevention of non‑communicable conditions 61—Declaration of non‑communicable conditions (1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare a disease or medical condition to be a non‑communicable condition if the Minister considers that the disease or medical condition is of significance to public health. (2) The Minister may, by further notice in the Gazette, revoke a declaration under subsection (1). 62—Minister may issue code of practice (1) The Minister may issue a code of practice in relation to preventing or reducing the incidence of a non‑communicable condition. (2) A code of practice may relate to— (a) an industry or sector; (b) a section or part of the community; (c) an activity, undertaking or circumstance. (3) Without limiting subsection (1) or (2), a code of practice may relate to the manner in which, for the purposes of public health— (a) specified goods, substances or services are advertised, sponsored, promoted or marketed (including through the provision of certain information to consumers of certain goods, substances, or services); (b) specified goods or substances are manufactured, distributed, supplied or sold (including the composition, contents, additives and design of specified goods or substances); (c) buildings, infrastructure or other works are designed, constructed or maintained; (d) the public, or certain sections of the public, are able to access specified goods, substances or services. (4) The Minister must, before issuing or amending a code of practice, insofar as is reasonably practicable, consult with any person or organisation that the Minister considers to be representative of any industry or sector affected by the proposed code or amendment. (5) The Minister may publish a report on the performance of an industry, sector or person in relation to a code. (6) The Minister must, before publishing a report under subsection (5) that would reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on a person specifically identified in the report, provide a copy of the report to the person and then allow the person at least 14 days to make written representations in relation to the contents of the report. (7) No action lies against the Minister in respect of the contents of a report published under this section.