Regulations 1977 No. 29
Regulations under the Public Health Ordinance 1928*
I, RALPH JAMES D U N N E T H U N T , the Minister of State for Health, hereby
| make the following Regulations under the Public Health Ordinance | 1928. |
Dated this seventh day of November 1977.
Minister of State for Health
| A M E N D M E N T S | OF THE | PUBLIC H E A L T H | (INFECTIOUS AND NOTIFIABLE | DISEASES) |
R E G U L A T I O N S !
1 . Regulation 3 of the Public Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases)
Regulations is amended—
by inserting before the definition of " Contact" the following " ' Chief Medical Administrator', in respect of a hospital, means
the person for the time being holding office under sub-section 24 (1) of the Health Commission Ordinance 1975 as the Chief Medical Administrator of that hospital;";
| (b) | by omitting the definition of " Infectious Disease " and substituting the following definition: |
" ' Infectious Disease ' means—
(a) Anthrax;
(b) Brucellosis;
(c) Cholera;
(d) Diphtheria;
(e) Food poisoning;
| 1961. No . 3 ; and 1975 N o . 30. |
(f) Hepatitis A (infectious);
(g) Hepatitis B (serum);
(h) Leprosy;
(j) Leptospirosis;
(k) Plague;
(1) Poliomyelitis;
(m) Rubella;
(n) Smallpox;
(p) Trachoma;
(q) Typhoid fever;
(r) Typhus (all forms); and
(s) Yellow fever;";
• Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 November 1977.
t For reference to the original Regulations and amendments made before 1960, see footnote on p. 531 of
Vol III of " Laws of the Australian Capital Territory 1911-1959" . For later amendments , see Regulations
| (c) | by omitting the definition of " Notifiable Disease " and substituting the following definition: |
" ' Notifiable Disease ' means—•
| ( a ) | Amoebiasis; |
| (b ) | Ankylostomiasis; |
| (c) | Australian arbo-encephalitis, dengue and other arbovirus diseases; |
| (d ) | Hydat id disease; |
(e) Lead poisoning;
(g) Meningococcal disease ( laboratory isolates);
(h) Psittacosis and other forms of Ornithosis;
(j) Q. fever;
(k ) Salmonella ( laboratory isolates); and
(1) Shigella ( laboratory i so l a t e s ) ; " ; and
| (d ) | by | inserting | after | the | definition | of | " O w n e r " | the | following |
definition:
" ' pa thologis t ' includes a laboratory assistant and a technical officer
employed in a laboratory; ".
2 . Regulat ion 4 of the Public Heal th (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations is amended—
| (a) | by omitting from sub-regulation (1) "the First Schedule to these Regulations " and substituting " Schedule 1 "; and |
| (b ) | by omitting sub-regulation ( 2 ) . |
3 . After regulation 4 of the Public Heal th (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations the following regulations are inserted:
| (a) | a pathologist tests a specimen for the purposes of ascertaining whether a person is or may be suffering from an infectious or notifiable disease; and |
(b ) the result of the test is positive,
the pathologist shall forthwith notify the Medical Officer of Heal th of the fact
and of—
| (c) | the name and address of the medical practitioner from whom the |
| specimen was received; and |
| (d) | the name and address of the person from whom the specimen was taken. |
| " (2 ) | In addition to giving a notification in accordance with sub-regulation ( 1 ) , |
the pathologist shall, as soon as practicable, notify the Medical Officer of Heal th in writing of the fact that the result of the test is positive and of the matters
| specified in paragraphs (1 ) (c ) and (1 ) | ( d ) . |
" (3 ) Where the test is made by a pathologist in the course of his employ ment, the person by whom he is employed or, in the case of a pathologist employed in a laboratory at a hospital, the person in charge of the laboratory, shall cause the Medical Officer of Heal th to be notified in accordance with this regulation.
" 4B. ( 1 ) Where a person who is an in-patient at a hospital conducted by the Capital Terr i tory Heal th Commission is found to be suffering from an infectious or notifiable disease, the Chief Medical Adminis t ra tor shall cause to be given to the Medical Officer of Heal th a notice in accordance with Schedule 1.
" (2) Where a person who is an in-patient at a private hospital registered under the Public Health (Private Hospitals) Regulations is found to be suffering from an infectious or notifiable disease, the holder of the certificate of registration in respect of the hospital shall cause the Medical Officer of Health to be notified in accordance with Schedule 1.
" (3 ) A notification under sub-regulation (2) shall be signed by a medical practitioner who is attending the in-patient.
" 4c. There is payable to Ihs medical practitioner, pathologist or private hospital a fee of $1 in respect of each notification under regulation 4, sub-regulation
4 A (2) or regulation 4B.".
4 . After regulation 7 of the Public Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:
" 7A. ( 1 ) Where the Medical Officer of Health has taken action under regulation 5 or 7 in respect of a person, he shall give notice to the medical practitioner by whom the person was professionally attended of the action taken. " (2 ) Without prejudice to any other method of giving notice, notice under
sub-regulation (1 ) may be given by post at the address of the medical practitioner
last known to the Medical Officer of Health.".
5. Regulation 15A of the Public Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations is amended—
| (a) | by omitting from sub-regulation (1) "the Second Schedule to these Regulations " and substituting " Schedule 2 "; |
| (b) | by omitting from sub-regulation (2) "the Second Schedule to these Regulations " and substituting " Schedule 2 "; and |
| (c) | by omitting from sub-regulation (3) "the Second Schedule to these Regulations " and substituting " Schedule 2 ". |
6. Regulation 16 of the Public Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations is amended—
| (a) | by omitting from sub-regulation (1) "the Second Schedule to these Regulations " and substituting " Schedule 2 "; and |
| (b) | by omitting from sub-regulation (2) " the Second Schedule to these Regulations " and substituting " Schedule 2 ". |
7. Regulation 23 of the Public Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) "Fifty pounds" and substituting
| " SI00 "; and |
| (b) | by omitting from paragraph (b) " Five pounds" and substituting " $ 1 0 " . |
| 8 . | T h e | S c h e d u l e s | to | the | P u b l i c | H e a l t h | ( I n f e c t i o u s | a n d | Not i f iab le | D i s e a s e s ) |
| R e g u l a t i o n s | are | repea led | and | the | f o l l o w i n g | S c h e d u l e s | subs t i tu ted: |
| S C H E D U L E | 1 | Regulations | 4 and 4B |
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE
| Public Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) | Regulations |
| N O T I F I C A T I O N | OF | I N F E C T I O U S | OR | N O T I F I A B L E | DISEASE |
I hereby certify that the person whose name and address appears hereunder is suspected by me to be suffering from
Full name of patient
Address of patient
Number in household
| Age | Sex | Date of onset of illness |
Suspected origin of disease, disposal of case, and any other remarks—
Action taken re contacts
Signature
Medical Practitioner
To THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
CANBERRA
Date
| SCHEDULE 2 | Regulations 15A and 16 |
EXCLUSION FROM SCHOOL
| FIRST | COLUMN | SECOND | C O L U M N | T H I R D | C O L U M N |
| End of the Period of Exclusion from | End of the Period of Exctusion from |
| Disease | School of the Child Suffering | School of the Contact |
from Disease
| C h i c k e n | P o x | T h e | d a y | t h a t | is 7 | d a y s | a f t e r | t h e |
| d a y | of | o n s e t | o f | t h e | d i s e a s e | o r , |
| if all | l e s i o n s | a r e | n o t | h e a l e d | o n |
| t h a t | d a y , | t h e | d a y | o n | w h i c h | all |
| l e s i o n s | a r e | h e a l e d |
| D i p h t h e r i a | T h e | d a y | o n | w h i c h | a | ce r t i f i ca te | is | T h e | d a y — |
| f u r n i s h e d | by | a | m e d i c a l | p r a c | (a) | W h e r e | t h e | p e r s o n | suf fe r ing |
| t i t i o n e r | s t a t i n g — | f r o m | t h e | d i s e a s e | a n d | t h e |
| (a ) | t h a t | 2 | c o n s e c u t i v e | s w a b - | c o n t a c t | r e s i d e | a t | t h e | s a m e |
| b i n g s | o f | t h e | n a s o p h a r y n x , | h o u s e — o n | w h i c h | a | cert if i |
| t a k e n | a t | i n t e r v a l s | o f | n o t | c a t e | is | f u r n i s h e d | b y | a |
| less t h a n 4 8 h o u r s a n d | t h e | m e d i c a l | p r a c t i t i o n e r | s t a t |
| first | o f | w h i c h | w a s | t a k e n | i n g | t h a t | a | s w a b b i n g | o f |
| a t | l eas t | 7 2 h o u r s | a f t e r | t h e | t h e | n a s o p h a r y n x | r evea l s |
| l a s t | a d m i n i s t r a t i o n | o f | o n l y | o r g a n i s m s | t h a t , | a f te r |
| c h e m o t h e r a p y | o r | a n t i | t e s t | by | a | p a t h o l o g i s t , | a r e |
| b i o t i c | a g e n t s , | r evea l | o n l y | f o u n d | n o t | t o | be | v i r u l e n t |
| o r g a n i s m s | t h a t , | a f t e r | t es t | d i p h t h e r i a | b a c i l l i ; |
| by | a | p a t h o l o g i s t , | a r e | (b ) | in a n y o t h e r | c a s e — t h e | d a y |
| f o u n d | n o t | t o | b e | v i r u l e n t | specif ied | by | t h e | M e d i c a l |
| d i p h t h e r i a | b a c i l l i ; | a n d | Officer | o f | H e a l t h , | o r | a |
| (b) | t h a t | t h e | p e r s o n | is | n o t | p e r s o n | a u t h o r i z e d | by | h i m , |
| l i ab l e | t o | t r a n s m i t | t h e | in | a | n o t i c e | u n d e r | s u b - |
| d i s e a s e | t o | o t h e r | p e r s o n s | r e g u l a t i o n | 15A | (3) | a s | t h e |
| e n d | o f | t h e | p e r i o d | d u r i n g |
| w h i c h , | in | h i s | o p i n i o n , | it |
| is | n e c e s s a r y | t o | e x c l u d e |
| t h e | c o n t a c t | f r o m | s c h o o l |
| for | t h e | p u r p o s e s | o f | p r e v e n t |
| i n g | t h e | s p r e a d | of | infec |
| t i o n |
| L e p r o s y | T h e | d a y | o n | w h i c h | a | ce r t i f i ca te |
| is | f u r n i s h e d | by | t h e | M e d i c a l |
| Officer | o f | H e a l t h | o r | a | p e r s o n |
| a u t h o r i z e d | by | h i m | s t a t i n g | t h a t |
| t h e | p e r s o n | is | n o t | l i ab l e | t o |
| t r a n s m i t | t h e | d i s e a s e | t o | o t h e r |
| M e a s l e s | T h e | d a y — |
| (a) | o n | w h i c h | a | ce r t i f i ca te | is |
| f u r n i s h e d | b y | a | m e d i c a l |
| p r a c t i t i o n e r | s t a t i n g | t h a t |
| t h e | ch i ld | is | n o | l o n g e r |
| suffer ing | f r o m | t h e | d i s |
| (b) | w h e r e | n o | s u c h | cer t i f i ca te |
| is | f u r n i s h e d — t h a t | is |
| 7 | d a y s | a f t e r | t h e | d a y | o n |
| w h i c h | t h e | r a s h | first |
| a p p e a r e d |
| M e n i n g o c o c c a l | I n f e c t i o n | . . |
| T h e | d a y | o n | w h i c h | a | ce r t i f i ca te |
| is | f u r n i s h e d | by | a | m e d i c a l |
| p r a c t i t i o n e r | s t a t i n g | t h a t | t h e |
| p e r s o n | is | n o | l o n g e r | suffer ing |
| f r o m | t h e | d i s e a s e |
| S C H E D U L E | 2—continued |
| FIRST COLUMN | SECOND COLUMN | THIRD COLUMN |
| End of the Period of Exclusion from | End of the Period of Exclusion from |
| Disease | School of the Child Suffering | School of the Contact |
from Disease
| Mumps | The day that is 14 days after the |
day of onset of the disease
| Ornithosis | The day on which a certificate is furnished by a medical practitioner stating that the person is no longer suffering from the disease |
| Poliomyelitis | The day on which a certificate is furnished by a medical practitioner stating that the person is no longer suffering from the disease, being a day that is at least 14 days after the day of onset o f the disease |
| Rubella (German Measles) | The day that is 10 days after the day on which the rash first appeared |
| Streptococcal infection, in | The day on which a certificate is furnished by a medical practitioner stating that the person is no longer suffering from the disease and is not liable to transmit the disease to other persons |
cluding Scarlet Fever
| Tuberculosis | The day on which a certificate is furnished by the Medical Officer of Health or a person authorized by him stating that the person is not liable to transmit the disease to other persons |
| Typhoid Fever | | The day on which a certificate | The day specified by the Medical | |
| is furnished by a medical | Officer o f Health, or a person |
| practitioner stating that— | authorized by him, in the |
| (a) at least 3 specimens of faeces, taken at intervals | notice under sub-regulation |
| 15A (3) as the end o f the |
| o f not less than 72 hours, | period during which, in his |
| and the first o f which was | opinion, it is necessary to |
| taken at least 72 hours | exclude the contact from school |
| after the last administra | for the purposes o f preventing |
| tion o f chemotherapy or | the spread o f infection |
| antibiotic agents, have been examined and found to be free from typhoid bacilli; and |
| (b) | the child is not liable to transmit the disease to other persons |
| (a) | on which a certificate is furnished by a medical practitioner stating that the person is no longer suffering from the disease and is not liable to transmit the disease to other persons; or |
| FIRST | COLUMN | SECOND | C O L U M N | T H I R D | COLUMN |
| End of the Period of Exclusion from | End of the Period of Exclusion from |
| Disease | School of the Child Suffering | School of the Contact |
from Disease
| (b) | w h e r e | n o | such | ce r t i f i ca te |
| is | f u r n i s h e d — t h e | d a y | o n |
| w h i c h | all | s y m p t o m s | o f |
| t h e | d i s e a s e | h a v e | d i s |
a p p e a r e d
| W h o o p i n g | c o u g h | T h e | d a y — |
| (a) | o n | w h i c h | a | ce r t i f i ca te |
| is | f u r n i s h e d | by | a | m e d i c a l |
| p r a c t i t i o n e r | s t a t i n g | t h a t |
| t h e | p e r s o n | is | n o t | l i ab le |
| t o | t r a n s m i t | t h e | d i s e a s e | t o |
| o t h e r | p e r s o n s ; | o r |
| (b) | w h e r e | n o | s u c h | cer t i f i ca te |
| is | f u r n i s h e d — t h a t | is | 28 |
| d a y s | a f te r | t h e | d a y | of |
| o n s e t | o f | t h e | d i s e a s e |