Public Health (COVID-19) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2020 (Qld)

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Public Health (COVID-19) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2020.

Part 2    Amendment of Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2012

2   Regulation amended

This part amends the Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2012.

3   Amendment of sch 2C (Prescribed health practitioners)

Schedule 2C, entry for medical, column 2, ‘special registration’—
omit, insert—

specialist registration

Part 3    Amendment of Public Health Regulation 2018

4   Regulation amended

This part amends the Public Health Regulation 2018.

5   Replacement of s 61 (Emergency officers (general)—Act, s 333)

Section 61—
omit, insert—

61   Emergency officers (general)—Act, s 333

For section 333(1)(e) of the Act, the following persons are prescribed—

(a)ambulance officers under the Ambulance Service Act 1991;

(b)police officers.

6   Insertion of new pt 11, div 1, hdg

Before section 64—
insert—

Division 1 Transitional provisions for SL No. 117 of 2018

7   Insertion of new pt 11, div 2

Part 11—
insert—

Division 2 Transitional provision for Public Health (COVID-19) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2020

71   References to 2019-nCoV

A reference in a document to 2019-nCoV may, if the context permits, be taken to be a reference to COVID-19.

8   Amendment of sch 1 (Notifiable conditions)

Schedule 1, entry for coronaviruses, ‘2019–nCoV’—
omit, insert—

COVID-19

9   Amendment of sch 2 (Immediate notifications)

Schedule 2, ‘2019-nCoV’—
omit, insert—

COVID-19

10   Amendment of sch 4 (Contagious conditions)

Schedule 4, part 2—
insert—

coronavirus (COVID-19) the earlier of the following— (a)  the onset of symptoms; (b)  the child has relevant contact with a person infected with the condition either— (a)  if the child has had symptoms—the treating doctor confirms the child is not infectious, but not earlier than— (i)  7 days after the onset of the symptoms; and (ii)  the child has been afebrile for the previous 48 hours; and (iii)  the symptoms have resolved for the previous 24 hours; and (iv)  the child has 2 negative specimens collected, at least 24 hours apart, after the symptoms have resolved; or (b)  otherwise—14 days after the child’s last contact with a person who is infected with the condition