Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Notifiable Conditions) Regulations 2023 (Vic)

Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Notifiable Conditions) Regulations 2023

S.R. No. 52/2023

table of provisions

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Schedule 3—Registered medical practitioners—notifiable conditions and notification details

6Schedule 4—Pathology services—notifiable conditions and notification details if result of test indicates person has or may have a notifiable condition

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Endnotes

statutory rules 2023

S.R. No. 52/2023

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008

Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Notifiable Conditions) Regulations 2023

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 14 June 2023

Responsible Minister:

Mary-anne Thomas
Minister for Health

ANGELA SMITH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019—

(a)to prescribe additional notifiable conditions; and

(b)to reschedule certain notifiable conditions to change how and when notifications need to be made; and

(c)to make minor and technical amendments.

2Authorising provisions

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

3Commencement

(1)These Regulations, except regulation 5(2) and (4), come into operation on 30 June 2023.

(2)Regulation 5(2) and (4) come into operation on 31 July 2023.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Schedule 3—Registered medical practitioners—notifiable conditions and notification details

(1)In Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations—

(a)after item 11 insert—

"11ALyssavirus—Australian Bat lyssavirus (ABLV)

11BLyssavirus—other (specify)";

(b)after item 14 insert—

"14AMpox".

(2)In Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, for item 1 substitute—

"1Acute rheumatic fever (ARF)

1ABrucellosis".

(3)In Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, items 17 and 18 are revoked.

(4)In Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, after item 24 insert—

"24ARheumatic heart disease (RHD)".

6Schedule 4—Pathology services—notifiable conditions and notification details if result of test indicates person has or may have a notifiable condition

(1)In Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations—

(a)after item 11 insert—

"11ALyssavirus—Australian Bat lyssavirus (ABLV)

11BLyssavirus—other (specify)";

(b)after item 14 insert—

"14AMpox".

(2)In Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations, after item 25 insert—

"25AInvasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) Disease

25BKunjin virus infection".

(3)In Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations, items 28 and 29 are revoked.

(4)In Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations, after item 36 insert—

"36ARespiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)".

(5)In Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations, items 51, 52 and 53 are revoked.

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ENDNOTES

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 135/2019 as amended by S.R. Nos 135/2019, 4/2020, 5/2020, 20/2020, 76/2020, 79/2020, 86/2020, 93/2020, 99/2020, 1/2021, 15/2021, 43/2021, 129/2021, 156/2021, 175/2021, 14/2022, 72/2002, 73/2022 and 88/2022.