Health Act 1935 (SA)

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(Reprint No. 2)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

HEALTH ACT 1935

This Act is reprinted pursuant to the Acts Republication Act 1967 and incorporates all amendments in force as at 10 March 1995.

It should be noted that the Act was not revised (for obsolete references, etc.) by the Commissioner of Statute Revision prior to the publication of this reprint.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS

PART 1
PRELIMINARY

1.                 Short title

4.                 Interpretation

6.                 Alternative procedure

7.                 Other procedure not affected

8.                 Saving

9.                 Public buildings subject to this Act

PART 2
THE CENTRAL BOARD

11.                 Central Board

12.                 Constitution of Central Board

13.                 Quorum, etc.

14.                 Permanent head

14A. Term of office of appointed members
14B. Vacation of office
15. Nominations
16. Voting
17. Representative members of Central Board
18. Term of office
19. Recovery of expenses
20. Powers of Central Board
21. Access to all papers of local boards
22. Appointment of officers

PART 3
LOCAL BOARDS

23.                 Constitution of local boards

24.                 Duties of local board

25.                 Power of local board to establish committee

26.                 Expenses, penalties, etc.

27.                 Separate accounts

28.                 Expenditure

PART 5
OFFICERS

47.                 Officers

48.                 Officer of health

49.                 Appointment of health surveyors

50.                 Power to enter and inspect

51.                 Obstruction of officers and members

PART 7
REPORTS AND INQUIRIES

70.                 Annual report

74.                 Central board to report annually to Minister

75.                 Annual report to be laid before Parliament

76.                 Power to institute inquiries

77.                 Penalty for non-attendance

78.                 Certificate of chairman to be sufficient proof

79.                 Power of inspection

80.                 Chairman to report to Central Board

81.                 False evidence

PART 8
SANITATION

125.                Definition of lodging-house

126.                Limit of number of inmates in a lodging-house

PART 10
REGULATIONS

147.                Regulations

151.                Penalties may be imposed

PART 11
MISCELLANEOUS

156.                Penalties

157.                Summary proceedings

158.                Appropriation of penalties

159.                Legal proceedings

160.                No proceedings to be taken without authority

161.                Constitution of board need not be proved

162.                Proof of boundaries and appointment of officers

163.                Presumption where goods are exposed in shop, etc.

164.                Authentication of documents

165.                Service of documents

166.                Neglect of duty

167.                Board not to be liable in certain cases

168.                Actions against board

169.                Members and officers of boards interested in contracts, etc.

170.                Incorporation of Compulsory Acquisition of Land Act 1925

171.                Provision as to sale and manufacture of bacteriolytic or septic tanks

APPENDIX
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

HEALTH ACT 1935

being

Health Act 1935 No. 2238 of 1935 [Assented to 19 December 1935]

as amended by

Statute Law Revision Act 1936 No. 2293 of 1936 [Assented to 8 October 1936]
Health Act Amendment Act 1940 No. 33 of 1940 [Assented to 21 November 1940]
Health Act Amendment Act 1941 No. 35 of 1941 [Assented to 20 November 1941]
Health Act Amendment Act 1943 No. 13 of 1943 [Assented to 9 December 1943]
Noxious Trades Act 1943 No. 34 of 1943 [Assented to 23 December 1943]1
Health Act Amendment Act 1947 No. 48 of 1947 [Assented to 11 December 1947]
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