Public Health (Amendment) Act 1952 (NSW)

PUBLIC HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 10, 1952.

kJ'*io*i952 amend the Public Health Act, 1902, and certain other Acts in certain respects; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 17th April, 1952.]

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T) E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, -D by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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and	1. (1) This Act may be cited as the “ Public Health (2) The Public Health Act, 1902, as amended by subsequent Acts and by this Act, may be cited as the Public Health Act, 1902-1952.
citation.	(Amendment) Act, 1952.”

Amenrlment	2 . The Public Health Act, 1902-1944, is amended—
•of Aft No.

80 , 1902 .

See. 29.	(a) by omitting from subparagraph (i) of paragraph
tion of

(Notifica­	(a) of subsection ( 1 a ) of section twenty-nine all
infectious	words after the word “ Board” ;
diseases.)

New see. (b) by inserting next after the same section the fol­

29a.	lowing new section:—
Governor

may direct 29a. The Governor may, on the recommenda­

examina­	tion of the Board, by proclamation published in
tion for
tubercu­	the Gazette, direct all persons over the age of
losis.	fourteen years of a category specified or residing in any district specified in the proclamation to submit themselves to radiological examination of their lungs at such times and places as are specified in the proclamation and every person to

' whom

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whom any such direction applies shall submit himself for radiological examination in accord­ ance with such direction.

(c) by inserting at the end of subsection one of Sec. 32a.

section 32a the words “ and where such person is (Powerto(lir&ct suffering from tuberculosis he shall be detained removal to in such hospital until he is free from infection I'ospitai.) or until, in the opinion of a medical officer of

health or of a legally qualified medical practi­ tioner authorised either generally or for any particular case by the President, he may be discharged under medical surveillance.’’

(d)	by inserting after paragraph (h) of subsection See.43a,
one of section 43a the following new para- (Peguia- , o i tio n a .)

graph:—-

(ha) providing for the medical examination

i including the radiological and bacterio­

logical examination) of any person by a legally qualified medical practitioner authorised in that behalf by the President in any case where a legally qualified medical practitioner has reasonable grounds for believing that such person is or may be suffering from

, , , tuberculosis.