Public Health Amendment (Notifiable Lead Level) Regulation 2011 (NSW)

2011 No 672

New South Wales

Public Health Amendment (Notifiable

Lead Level) Regulation 2011

under the

Public Health Act 1991

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Public Health Act 1991.

JILLIAN SKINNER, MP

Minister for Health

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Public Health Act 1991 to ensure that blood lead levels of or above 10µg/dL (rather than the current blood lead level of 15µg/dL) will constitute the Category 3 medical condition of lead poisoning.

This Regulation is made under the Public Health Act 1991, including sections 80 and 82 (the general regulation-making power).

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Clause 1	Public Health Amendment (Notifiable Lead Level) Regulation 2011

Public Health Amendment (Notifiable Lead Level)

Regulation 2011

under the

Public Health Act 1991

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Public Health Amendment (Notifiable Lead
Level) Regulation 2011.

2      Commencement

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

3 Amendment of Public Health Act 1991 No 10

Schedule 1 Scheduled medical conditions

Omit “Lead poisoning (as defined by a blood lead level of or above
15µg/dL)” from Category 3.

Insert instead “Lead poisoning (as defined by a blood lead level of or above 10µg/dL)”.