Public Health Amendment (HIV Infection) Order 2014 (NSW)

New South Wales

Public Health Amendment (HIV Infection)

Order 2014

under the

Public Health Act 2010

I, the Minister for Health, in pursuance of section 51 (2) of the Public Health Act 2010, make the
following Order.

Dated, this 16th day of May 2014.

JILLIAN SKINNER, MP

Minister for Health

Explanatory note
The object of this Order is to add Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection to the list of medical conditions in the Public Health Act 2010 known as Category 2 conditions. As a result, a medical practitioner who attends a person with the condition, who suspects that a person has the condition or who conducts a post-mortem and suspects the cause of death involved the condition, must notify the Secretary of the Ministry of Health.
This Order is made under section 51 (2) of the Public Health Act 2010.

Public Health Amendment (HIV Infection) Order 2014 [NSW]

Public Health Amendment (HIV Infection) Order 2014

under the

Public Health Act 2010

1      Name of Order

This Order is the Public Health Amendment (HIV Infection) Order 2014.

2      Commencement

This Order commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Public Health Act 2010 No 127
Schedule 1 Scheduled medical conditions

Insert the following in alphabetical order in Category 2:

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection