Public Health Amendment (COVID-19 Spitting and Coughing) Regulation (No 2) 2020 (NSW)

New South Wales

Public Health Amendment (COVID-19

Spitting and Coughing) Regulation (No 2)

2020

under the

Public Health Act 2010

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Public Health Act 2010.

BRAD HAZZARD, MP

Minister for Health and Medical Research

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to allow for the issue of penalty notices for an offence against section 10 of the Public Health Act 2010 involving a contravention of a Ministerial direction under the Public Health

(COVID-19 Spitting and Coughing) Order (No 2) 2020 about intentionally spitting or coughing on a public
official or other worker in a way that is likely to cause fear about the spread of COVID-19.

This Regulation is made under the Public Health Act 2010, including sections 118 and 134 (the general regulation-making power).

Public Health Amendment (COVID-19 Spitting and Coughing) Regulation (No 2) 2020 [NSW]

Public Health Amendment (COVID-19 Spitting and Coughing)

Regulation (No 2) 2020

under the

Public Health Act 2010

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Public Health Amendment (COVID-19 Spitting and

Coughing) Regulation (No 2) 2020.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 7 July 2020 and is required to be published on the
NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Public Health Regulation 2012

Schedule 4 Penalty notice offences

Omit “Public Health (COVID-19 Spitting and Coughing) Order 2020” from the entry relating to section 10 of the Act under the heading “Part 1 Offences under the Act”.

Insert instead “Public Health (COVID-19 Spitting and Coughing) Order (No 2)

2020”.