Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (Vic)

Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

S.R. No. 4/2020

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provisions

3Schedule 3—Registered medical practitioners—notifiable conditions and notification details

4Schedule 4—Pathology services—notifiable conditions and notification details

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2020

S.R. No. 4/2020

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008

Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 29 January 2020

Responsible Minister:

JENNY MIKAKOS
Minister for Health

ANDREW ROBINSON

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 to add Novel coronavirus 2019 to the list of notifiable conditions in Schedules 3 and 4 of those Regulations as a notifiable condition requiring notification as soon as practicable.

2Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 232 and 238 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.

3Schedule 3—Registered medical practitioners—notifiable conditions and notification details

In Schedule 3 to the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019[1], after item 15 in Part 1 insert "15A Novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV)".

4Schedule 4—Pathology services—notifiable conditions and notification details

In Schedule 4 to the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019, after item 15 in Part 1 insert "15A Novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV)".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 135/2019.