Health Acts Amendment Act of 1943 (7 Geo Vi No. 24) (Qld)

92 HEALTH. Health Acts Amendme1lJt Act. 7 GEO. VI. No. 24, HEALTH. 7 N GE o O . . 24 V . I. An Act to Amend" The Health Acts, 1937 to 1941," THE HEALTH ACTS AlIIENDlIENT in certain particulars. ACT OF 1943. [ASSENTED TO 23RD SEPTEMBER, 1943.] B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows ;- aSnhdort title 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as " The H ea l th Acts construction. Amendment Act of 1943" and shall be read as one with *" The Health Acts, 1937 to 1941," hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act. Ctitolell.ective be ci(t2e.d) aTshe" P T r h i e nc H ip e a a l lt A h c A t c a ts n , d1t9h3i7s A to c 1 t 9 m 43 a . y " collectively Amendments of the Principal Act. i N n e se w rte s d . _ 34A after 2 s . ecTtihoen ftohlliortwyi-nfgousrecotfiotnh, e nPurminbceipreadl A34cAt, , nisaminseelryte; d- Duties and "[34A.] (1.) When any person is, upon any date rbeisliptioenssi- when he is within the Area of a Local Authority, ~ ~ oun d i L n o te c r al t8e of or suspected by a medical practitioner to be affected Authorities with or to be a carrier of any infectious disease- in respect of infectious (a) If such person was continuously within the diseases. Area of such Local Authority during the period of three weeks next preceding such date or if such person was not continuously within the Area of any other Local Authority during such period, then, unless such person entered the Area of the Local Authority first hereinbefore in this section mentioned for the purpose of consulting a medical practitioner, such Local Authority shall in respect of the isolation and treatment of such person and, in respect of preventing the outbreak or occurrence and the suppression within its Area of the infectious disease with which he is affected or suspected to be affected * I G. 6 No. 31 and amending Acts. See v. 3, pp. 891 et 8eq. t Verbally corrected. (" re" in Gazette.)

1943. HEALTH. Heatt7~ Acts Amendment Act. or of which he is or is suspected to be a carrier, as the case may be, execute the duties and responsibilities imposed upon such Local Authority by this Act or any regulation made hereunder or by any order or direction of the Governor in Council or the Director- General; or (b) If such person was continuously within the Area of another Local Authority during the period of three weeks next preceding such date or if such person entered the Area of the Local Authority first hereinbefore in this section mentioned from the Area of another Local Authority for the purpose of consulting a medical practitioner, such other Local Authority shall in respect of the isolation and treatment of such person and, in respect of preventing the outbreak or occurrence and the suppression within its Area of the infectious disease with which he is affected or suspected to be affected or of which he is or is suspected to be a carrier, as the case may be, execute the duties and 'responsibilities imposed upon such Local Authority by this Act or any regulation made hereunder or by any order or direction of the Governor in Council or the Director-General. (2.) Where any person referred to in subsection one of this section has been within the period of three weeks next preceding the date when he was found or suspected by a medical practitioner to be affected with or to be a carrier of any infectious disease in the Area of any Local Authority other than the Local Authority in whose Area he was upon such date, the Local Authority in whose Area suoh person was upon such date and every such other Local Authority shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in respect of preventing the outbreak or occurrence and the suppression within its Area of the infectious disease with which such person is affected or suspected to be affected or of which he is or is suspected to be a carrier, as the case may be, respectively execute the duties and responsibilities imposed upon Local Authorities by this Act or any regulation made hereunder or by any order or direction of the Governor in Council or the Director-General. 93

94 HEALTH. Health Acts Amendme11lt Act. 7 GEO. VI. No. 24, 1943. The Local Authority in whose Area such person was upon such date shall forthwith notify every other Local Authority in whose Area it knows the person concerned to have been within the period of three weeks next preceding such date, of the name of such person and shall give particulars of the finding or suspicion of such medical practitioner and of the presence of such person within the Area of such other Local Authority during such period. (3.) Every Local Authority shall pay the costs, charges and/or fees incurred in respect of the execution of the duties and responsibilities which such Local Authority i~ obligated to execute pursuant to this section. (4.) (a) The amount of any costs referred to in subsection three of this section shall be the sum expended in respect of the case concerned. (b) The amount of any charges and/or fees referred to in subsection three of this section incurred in respect of the isolation and/or treatment of any person in any isolation hospital conducted by a Hospitals Board or by a Committee which is the governing authority of a hospital to which Part IV. of *" The Hospitals Act of 1936" applies, shall be the average daily cost of main- taining each in-patient (whether an infectious disease case or not) incurred by such Hospitals Board or Committee in respect of its hospital in the same locality as such isolation hospital during the financial year next preceding the date upon which such person became an in-patient of such isolation hospital. (5.) Where the liability to pay any costs, charges and/or fees hereinbefore referred to in subsection four of this section is in dispute at the passing of t" The Health Acts Amendment Act of 1943," all of the provisions of this section shall apply and extend for the purpose of determining such liability, and this section shall have retrospective operation and effect so far as may be necessary for the purposes of any such determination. (6.) Every agreement referred to in subsection two of section thirty-four of this Act, whether entered into before, on, or after the passing of t" The Health Acts Amendment Act of 1943," shall be read and construed so as not to limit or prejudice any provision of this section. * 1 G. 6 No. 4. See v. 3, p. 1050. t Thie Act.

HEALTH-HOSPITALS. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - 7 GEO. VI. No. 25, 1943. H08pital8 Act Amendment Act. (7.) Any dispute arising under or pursuant to this section with respect to any fact or facts shall be referred by the parties to such dispute to the Minister whose decision in the matter shall be final and without appeal to any court or tribunal whatsoever." 95 HOSPITALS (UNCLAIMED MONEY). See TRUSTEES AND EXECUTORS (PUBLIC CURATOR). HOSPITALS. An Act to Amend" The Hospitals Act of 1936," in 7 N GE o O . . 25 V . I. certain particulars. THE HOSPITALS AOT AMENDMENT [ASSENTED TO 29TH SEPTEMBER, 1943.] AOTOF 1943. B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : - 1. This Act may be cited as "The H08pital8 Act Short title Amendment Act of 1943," and shall be read as one with and *" The H08pital8 Act of 1936," herein referred to as the construction Principal Act. The Principal Act and this Act may collectively be Collective cited as " The H08pital8 Act8, 1936to1943." title. Amendment8 Of the Principal Act. 2. The following paragraphs are added to subsection Amendment two of section fourteen of the Principal Act, namely :_ of s. 14. " If the deputy chairman resigns his office as deputy chairman, or member, or his office otherwise becomes vacant, the Board shall appoint a member to be deputy chairman in his stead, who shall, subject to this Act, hold office until the conclusion of the next succeeding triennial election of members. The vacancy shall be filled not later than the meeting held next after it occurs. * 1 G. 6 No. 4. See v. 3, p. 1050.