Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2018 (WA)

14 September 2018 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3309

HEALTH

HE301

Public Health Act 2016

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases)

Amendment Regulations 2018

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Blood and Tissue (Transmissible
Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2018.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these

regulations are published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.             Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Blood and Tissue (Transmissible
Diseases) Regulations 1985.

4.             Schedule 1 amended

In Schedule 1 delete the passage that begins with “Please

respond” and ends with “with your interviewer.” and insert:

Please respond by placing a cross or a tick in the relevant box.

Do not circle.

To the best of your knowledge, have you ever:

1.     Thought you could be infected with HIV or

have AIDS?  Yes  No

2.     “Used drugs” by injection or been injected,

even once, with drugs not prescribed by a

doctor or dentist?  Yes  No

3.     Had a test which showed you had hepatitis B,

hepatitis C, HIV or HTLV?  Yes  No

In the last 12 months have you:

4.     Had an illness with both a rash AND swollen

glands, with or without a fever?  Yes  No

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5.     Engaged in sexual activity with someone you

might think would answer “yes” to any of

questions 1-4?  Yes  No

6.     Had sexual activity with a new partner who

currently lives or who has previously lived

overseas?  Yes  No

7.     Had sex (with or without a condom) with a

man who you think may have had oral or anal

sex with another man?  Yes  No

8.     Had male to male sex (that is, oral or anal sex)

with or without a condom?	 Yes  No
(Females please tick “I am female”)	I am female 

9.     Been a male or female sex worker

(e.g. received payment for sex in money, gifts  Yes  No

or drugs)?

10.   Engaged in sexual activity with a male or

female sex worker?  Yes  No

11.   Been imprisoned in a prison or been held in a

lock-up or detention centre?  Yes  No

12. Had a blood transfusion?  Yes  No

13.   Had (yellow) jaundice or hepatitis or been in

contact with someone who has?  Yes  No

In the last 4 months have you:

14. Been injured with a used needle (needlestick)?  Yes  No

15.   Had a blood/body fluid splash to eyes, mouth,

nose or to broken skin?  Yes  No

16. Had a tattoo (including cosmetic tattooing),

body and/or ear piercing, electrolysis or

acupuncture (including dry-needling)?  Yes  No

Thank you for answering these questions. If you are uncertain about any of your answers, please discuss them with your interviewer.

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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