Public Health Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2009 (Qld)

Queensland Public Health Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2009 Subordinate Legislation 2009 No. 234 made under the PublicHealthAct2005 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Insertion of new pt 2C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Part 2C Performance of cosmetic procedures on children 12F Procedures that are not cosmetic procedures for Act, ch 5A—Act, s 213A(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Public Health Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2009 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Public Health Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2009 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the Public Health Regulation 2005. 3 Insertion of new pt 2C After section 12E— insert— ‘Part 2C Performance of cosmetic procedures on children ‘12F Procedures that are not cosmetic procedures for Act, ch 5A—Act, s 213A(2) ‘(1) For section 213A(2) of the Act, the following procedures are prescribed— (a) a procedure involving the removal of a skin tag; (b) a procedure involving the reshaping of the external structure of the ear, also known as otoplasty; (c) a procedure involving the reshaping of a hand or foot that is polydactyl or syndactyl; (d) a procedure involving the circumcision of the penis; (e) a procedure involving the correction of disfiguring scarring resulting from a medical condition, illness or trauma; (f) a procedure involving the removal of a naevus that is disfiguring, melanotic or interferes with the function of a part of the human body; (g) a procedure involving the removal of a tattoo; (h) a procedure— Page 2 2009 SL No. 234

Public Health Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2009 [s 3] (i) that is part of a plan to treat a child; and (ii) involving cranio-facial surgery, orthognathic surgery, or otolaryngological surgery, to correct a deformity, congenital abnormality or the physical effect of a medical condition, illness or trauma; (i) mammaplasty to correct a deformity, congenital abnormality or the physical effect of a medical condition, illness or trauma; (j) genioplasty to correct a deformity, congenital abnormality or the physical effect of a medical condition, illness or trauma; (k) rhinoplasty to correct a deformity, congenital abnormality or the physical effect of a medical condition, illness or trauma. ‘(2) In this section— skin tag means a polypoid outgrowth of both epidermis and dermal fibrovascular tissue.’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 29 October 2009. 2 Notified in the gazette on 30 October 2009. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Health. © State of Queensland 2009 2009 SL No. 234 Page 3