Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020 (WA)

Western Australia

Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020

Western Australia

Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020 Contents

Western Australia

Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020

Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020

No. 21 of 2020

An Act to amend the Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Act 2014 in response to the COVID‑19 pandemic.

[Assented to 21 May 2020]

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The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1.Short title

This is the Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

• (a)

  sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

• (b)

  the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.

3.Act amended

This Act amends the Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Act 2014.

4.Section 3 amended

In section 3 delete “blood” (each occurrence).

5.Section 4 amended

• (1)

  In section 4 delete the definition of qualified person.

• (2)

  In section 4 insert in alphabetical order:

   

qualified person means —

• (a)

  the holder of —

• (i)

  a Certificate III in Pathology Collection from a college as defined in the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 section 5(1); or

• (ii)

  an equivalent qualification from an institution based in another State or Territory or overseas;

or

• (b)

  in relation to the taking of a sample of a particular type — a person, or class of persons, prescribed for the taking of that type of sample;

sample means a sample of blood, saliva, mucus, respiratory secretions or other material taken from a person;

6.Section 7 amended

In section 7(1) in the definition of disease test approval delete “blood”.

7.Section 10 amended

In section 10(2):

• (a)

  in paragraph (b) delete “of the suspected transferor’s blood;” and insert:

   

from the suspected transferor;

 

• (b)

  in paragraphs (d) and (e) delete “blood”.

8.Section 12 amended

In section 12 delete “blood” (each occurrence).

9.Section 15 amended

In section 15 in the definition of disease test order delete “blood”.

10.Section 19 amended

• (1)

  In section 19(1)(b) delete “blood”.

• (2)

  In section 19(2):

  • (a)

    in paragraph (b) delete “of the suspected transferor’s blood;” and insert:

     

  from the suspected transferor;

   
  • (b)

    in paragraphs (d) and (e) delete “blood”.

  11.Section 22 amended
• (1)

  In section 22(2):

  • (a)

    in paragraph (a) delete “blood”;

  • (b)

    in paragraph (b) delete “that blood” and insert:

     

  the

   
• (2)

  In section 22(3) delete “blood”.

12.Section 26 amended

• (1)

  In section 26(1), (2) and (3) delete “blood”.

• (2)

  In section 26(4) delete “a blood” and insert:

   

the

• (3)

  In section 26(5) delete “blood”.

• Note:

  The heading to amended section 26 is to read:

Taking samples under disease test authorisation

13.Section 27 amended

• (1)

  In section 27(1) delete “blood”.

• (2)

  In section 27(2) delete “a blood” and insert:

   

the

• Note:

  The heading to amended section 27 is to read:

Analysis of samples

14.Section 28 amended

In section 28 delete “a blood sample under a” and insert:

the sample under the

15.Section 29 amended

In section 29(2) delete “blood”.

16.Section 30 amended

In section 30 delete “blood”.

• Note:

  The heading to amended section 30 is to read:

Prohibition on use of samples for other purposes

17.Section 31 amended

In section 31(2)(c) delete “blood”.

18.Section 32 amended

In section 32(2) delete “blood”.

• Note:

  The heading to section 16 is to read:

Application for order for testing of suspected transferor