Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1996 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1996 No. 13 Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Act 1963 FLUORIDATION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Replacement of s 2 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Insertion of new ss 2A and 2B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2A Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2B Exempt person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Amendment of s 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Replacement of s 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Fluorine concentration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Amendment of s 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Amendment for “Director-General” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 Insertion of new section headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10 Replacement of sch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SCHEDULE FLUORINE CONCENTRATION 11 Repeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Amendment (No. 1) No. 13, 1996 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 INSERTION OF NEW SECTION HEADINGS

s1 3 s4 Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Amendment (No. 1) No. 13, 1996 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1996 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the FluoridationofPublicWaterSuppliesRegulation 1964 . ˙ Replacement of s 2 (Interpretation) 3. Section 2— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Definitions ‘ 2. In this regulation— “approved form” means a form approved by the chief health officer. “average maximum air temperatures” , for a public water supply, means the annual average of maximum daily air temperatures based on temperature data obtained for a minimum term of 5 years recorded at the Climatological Station of the Bureau of Meteorology nearest to the reticulated area of the public water supply.’. ˙ Insertion of new ss 2A and 2B 4. Before section 3— insert — ˙ ‘ Forms ‘ 2A. The chief health officer may approve forms for use under this regulation. ˙ ‘ Exempt person ‘ 2B. For section 3(1) of the Act, BHP Australia Coal Pty Ltd A.C.N. 010 595 721 is an exempt person for the public water supply for the

s5 4 s7 Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Amendment (No. 1) No. 13, 1996 township of Moranbah in the Shire of Belyando and the township of Dysart in the Shire of Broadsound. 1 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 3 5. Section 3, ‘or to the effect of Form 1 of the Schedule hereto’— omit, insert— ‘the approved form’. ˙ Replacement of s 4 6. Section 4— omit, insert — ˙ ‘ Fluorine concentration ‘ 4.(1) The minimum and maximum concentrations for fluorine in public water supplies are stated in the schedule, columns 2 and 3 respectively opposite the average maximum air temperatures relative to the public water supply stated in the schedule, column 1. ‘ (2) The minimum and maximum concentrations of fluorine stated in the schedule include fluorine naturally present in the public water supply.’. ˙ Amendment of s 8 7.(1) Section 8, ‘form or to the like effect of Form 2 of the Schedule hereto’— omit, insert — ‘approved form’. (2) Section 8, ‘copy’— omit, insert — ‘copies’. 1 Under the Act, s 3(2), the Act applies to a person exempted under this section as if the person were a local government.

s 8 5 s 10 Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Amendment (No. 1) No. 13, 1996 (3) Section 8, ‘close’— omit, insert — ‘end’. ˙ Amendment for “Director-General” 8.(1) This section amends the following provisions— • section 3 • sections 5 to 11. (2) In the provisions mentioned in subsection (1), ‘Director-General’— omit, insert — ‘chief health officer’. ˙ Insertion of new section headings 9. Immediately before a section mentioned in the schedule, column 1, insert the section heading set out opposite in the schedule, column 2. ˙ Replacement of sch 10. Schedule— omit, insert —

s 11 6 s 11 Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Amendment (No. 1) No. 13, 1996 ‘ SCHEDULE ‘ FLUORINE CONCENTRATION section 4 Average Maximum Air Temperatures 32.6°C and over 26.3°C–32.5°C 21.5°C–26.2°C 17.7°C–21.4°C Fluorine (in milligrams per litre) Minimum Maximum 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9’. ˙ Repeals 11. The following orders in council made under the Act are repealed— • the order in council published in the gazette on 8 May 1971 • the order in council published in the gazette on 19 October 1974.

7 Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Amendment (No. 1) No. 13, 1996 ¡ SCHEDULE INSERTION OF NEW SECTION HEADINGS section 9 Column 1 Section 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Column 2 Section heading Notification Training Analysis of treated water Appointment of supervisor Records and results Reagent solution Automatic feeding equipment Additional requirements for addition of fluorine Non-returnable containers ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 1 February 1996. 2. Notified in the gazette on 2 February 1996. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Health. © State of Queensland 1996