Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations (ACT)

THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OF

GOVERNMENT.

FEDERAL CAPITAL COMMISSION.

PECULATION'S UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH

OEDLNANCE'1928.

No. 2.

PURSUANT to the powers conferred upon it by the Public Health Ordinance 1928, the Federal Capital Commission, appointed under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1924-1928, hereby makes the following regulations to come into operation on the date fixed for the commencement of the Ordinance.

Dated this thirtieth day of November, 1929.

The Common Seal of the Federal 1

Capital Commission was hereunto f	(L.S.)
duly affixed " in the presence of J

B. CEOSBIE GOOLD, Commissioner.

C. S. DALEY, Secretary.

P U B L I C H E A L T H (INFECTIOUS DISEASES) REGULATIONS.

Short title. 1. These Eegulations may be cited as the Public Heal th (Infectious Diseases) Regulations.

Definitions. 2. In these Eegulations, unless the contrary intention appears— " H o u s e " includes place of public worship, hospital, school,

factory, work-room, hotel, public house, shop, dairy, shearing shed, wool shed, tent, van, and any other buillding or struc- ture (whether temporary or permanent) or par t thereof in which persons dwell, congregate or are employed;

"Infectious Disease " means:—

Typhoid fever (which shall include para-typhoid fever),
Bacillary dysentery,
Infective gastro-enteritis,
Asiatic cholera,
Amoebic dysentery,
Measles (morbill i) ,
Measles (rotheln),
Whooping cough,
Scarlet fever,
Diphtheria,
Epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis,
Acute anterior poliomyelitis,
Small-pox,
Lethargic encephalitis,
Tuberculosis (which shall include all forms of tuberculosis),
Leprosy,
Plague,
Typhus fever (all forms),
Relapsing fever,
Malaria,
Filariasis,
Yellow fever,
Bilharziasis,
Ankylostomiasis,
Hydit id disease (Echinococcus granulosis cystic stage),
Contagious ophthalmia (including t rachmona),
Anthrax,
Scabies,
Puerperal fever,

and includes the condition in which the organism presumed to cause any of those diseases is found to be present in any person, and any disease or infective condition to which these Regulations for the time being apply in accordance with any notification which the Commission may, from time to time,

publish in the Gazette;

" Occupier " means the person having the charge, management. or control of a house, and in the case of a house which is let out in separate tenements, or in the case of a lodging-house which is let to lodgers, the person receiving the rent payable by the tenants or lodgers, either on his own account or as the agent of another person, and includes any person in occupa-

tion of the surface of any land of the Commission, notwith- standing any want or defect of title to occupy the land;

" Owner " means the owner whether jointly or severally of any house, or the authorized agent, manager or superintendent of the owner, and, in the case of mortgaged premises, both the mortgagor and the mortgagee, and includes a lessee;

" School" includes kindergarten, pr imary or secondary school,

technical school, private school, or Sunday school; and
" Veterinary Officer" means the Veterinary Officer of the

Federal Capital Commission.

Notification of	3. (1) Whenever, in any house, any person is found to be suffer- ing froin an infectious disease, or from any sickness the symptoms of which, raise a reasonable suspicion that it may be an infectious disease, any medical practitioner who examines the person shall, upon the day on which he becomes aware or suspects that the person is suffering from an infectious disease, give notice thereof to the occupier, and also to the Medical Officer of Health, and, in the event of the death of any such person, forthwith notify the Medical Officer of Heal th of the death'.
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(2) The notice required by the last preceding sub-regulation to be given by a medical practitioner to the Medical Officer of Heal th shall be in writing, and in accordance with the form in the Firs t Schedule to .
these Regulations.
(3) A medical practitioner shall not incur any liability by reason of any mis-statement made in good faith in a notification of any infectious disease, provided that, where he makes a change in his diagnosis, he promptly notifies that change to the Medical Officer of Health.
(4) The Commission shall pay, or cause to be paid, to each medical practitioner a sum of two shillings and sixpence for every case notified by him in accordance with this regulation.
(5) When the head teacher of any school becomes aware or suspects that any child enrolled at the school, or any member of the staff of the school, is suffering from an infectious disease, and is attending the school, he shall forthwith notify the Medical Officer of Healtli accordingly.

4. The Medical Officer of Health, or any medical practitioner thereto Power oi entry.

authorised in writing by the Commission, whenever he has reasonable cause to suspect that any person who is an inmate of a house is suffering from any infectious disease, may at all reasonable times enter the house and examine any inmate of the house, or any person found therein at the time of the visit, and ask questions of such inmate or person, for the purpose of, ascertaining whether that inmate or person is suffering from an infectious disease, and the inmate or person shall submit to such examination and shall answer truthfully any question put to him for that purpose by the Medical Officer of Heal th or medical practitioner.

5. (1) Any person found to he suffering from an infectious disease, Orders of

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and any parent or guardian of any such person, and any person in	0{ Health, <fcc.
attendance on or having the care of any such person, shall comply with any orders given, in writing, by the M'edical Officer of Health, or by the medical practitioner in attendance.

(2) Where an order given by the medical practitioner in attendance is inconsistent with an order given by the Medical Officer of Health, the order of the latter shall pr-evail and it shall not be an offence for any person to fail to comply with that order of the medical practitioner. . 6. The Medical Officer of Health, or any person thereto authorized Removal of

in writing by the Medical Officer of Health, may remove, to a suitable suffering from

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hospital or place of isolation, any person suffering from an infectious	i^^
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disease, and there detain him until the Medical Officer of Health, or any medical practitioner thereto authorized in writing by the Commission, certifies in writing that that person is free from infection or can be discharged without danger to the public health.

7. The expenses or any portion of th-e expenses incurred by the Recovery of

place of isolation of a person suffering from an infectious disease or of ComnuS31on-	Commission in the removal to and detention in a suitable hospital or incurred by
a contact may be recovered in any Court of Pet ty Sessions by the Com- mission from that person, or from his estate in the case of death, or in the case of an infant, from either parent or the guardian of such infant.

8. Any person who, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health, Removal of

has been in such contact with a case of infectious disease as to be liable to transmit the disease to others shall, for the purposes of these Regula- tions, be deemed to be a contact, and shall observe such restrictions as are imposed, or such orders as are given by the Medical Officer of	Health, and the Medical Officer of Health, or any person thereto	authorized in writing by the Medical Officer of Health, may remove
that person to a place of isolation, and that person, if so removed, shall remain in that place for such period as the Medical Officer of Health directs.

9. For the purpose of exercising the power of removal conferred by Excise of

either of the last two preceding regulations, the Medical Officer of removal. any house at any reasonable time.
Health,, or any person thereto authorized in writ ing by the Medical

management • or ordering of any house, shall comply with all orders o w n " ° °U9°' 10. (1) The owner, occupier, or any person having the care and Duties of

or directions notified to him, in writing, by the Medical Officer of Heal th regarding the cleansing, purifying, ventilating, and disinfect- ing of the house, and of the drainage and sanitary appliances belong- ing thereto.

(2) If the owner, occupier, or other person fails to comply with Medical officer

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Medical Officer of Heal th or any person thereto authorized in writing by premlse3-	these orders or directions within the time limited by the notice, the disinfect
the Medical Officer of Health, may, with such assistants as are necessary, enter the house and carry out the orders or directions, and the Commission may recover in any Court of Pet ty Sessions the expense of so doing from the party in default, without prejudice to any further or other liability of the owner, occupier, or other person under these Regulations.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, when, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health, the circumstances justify such a course, he, or any person thereto authorized in writing by him, may, with such assistants as are necessary, cleanse and disinfect any premises.

Person Infected	11. A person who knows himself to be suffering from any infectious disease or to be a contact shall not wilfully present himself in any house or place to which the public have resort, or in any public vehicle, without taking proper precautious against spreading the infection.
not to appear
In public.
Person in	12. A person who is in charge of any person, who is suffering from an infectious disease or is a contact, shall not take that person to any house or place to which the public have resort, or into any public vehicle without the expressed approval of the Medical Officer of Health, and taking such precautions against spreading the infection as the Medical Officer of Health so orders, or allow or wilfully suffer him to do anything in breach of the last preceding regulation.
charge of
Infected person
Infected	13. (1) Whenever a notification required by regulation 3 of these Regulations given to the occupier of any house, that a child is suffering from an infectious disease, a person shall not send such child to school and such child shall not attend school within the period of exclusion prescribed in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
children not to
attend school.
(2) Whenever a notification is given by the Medical Officer of Heal th or any person thereto authorized in writ ing by the Medical Officer of Health to the occupier of any house that a child is a contact within the meaning of regulation S of these Regulations, a person shall not send such child to school and such child shall not attend school within the period of exclusion prescribed in the Second Schedule to rhese Regulations.
Exclusion from	14. (1) The head teacher or person in charge of a school on learning that a child enrolled at that school is infected with an infectious disease, when such disease is a disease prescribed in the Second Schedule to these Regulations, shall, in accordance with the requirements of the Second Schedule to these Regulations, prevent such child from attending school.
school.
(2) The head teacher or person in charge of a school on learning that a child enrolled at that school is a contact within the meaning of regulation S of these Regulations, when such contact is with a disease prescribed in the Second Schedule to these Regulations, shall, to the extent required by the Second Schedule to these Regulations, prevent such child from attending school.
Closing of	15. (1) If in the opinion of the Commission it is desirable for the purpose of preserving the public health that any school should be closed, the Commission may, by notice in the Gazette, and by notice served on the proprietor or principal teacher of the school, declare that such school shall be closed.
Bchools.
(2) I f a notice in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation is served upon him, the proprietor or principal teacher of the school shall cause the school to be closed, ^nd to be kept' closed until the Com- mission notifies in the Gazette that the school may be opened without
prejudice to the public health.
Duties of	16. The parents or other person in charge of a patient, and who
parents, *£c, of
children	under these Regulations have been required to prevent such patient
excluded from	attending school, and the parents or other person in charge of any child
school.	of, or under school age, who is a contact with that patient, shall not, during the period of exclusion from school, suffer or permit any such patient or contact to attend any cinematograph hall, or other, place of amusement, church, or public gathering, whether admission is gained thereto by payment or otherwise.
Disinfection	17. The owner of any bedding, clothing, or other articles which have been exposed to infection shall, when required to do so by notice in writing by the Medical Officer of Health, deliver up the articles to the person named in the notice for the purpose of destruction or disinfection.
of articles,
&c.
Disinfection of	IS. The person in charge of any vehicle, in which a person known or believed by him to be suffering from an infectious disease or to be a contact has been conveyed, shall, if required by the Medical Officer of Health, disinfect the vehicle to his satisfaction before its further use.
•vehicles.
Disposal ol	19. The person in charge of the body of a person who has died
bodies.	of an infectious disease shall comply with the orders of the Medical Officer of Health regarding the treatment and disposal of the body.

"20. (1) The occupier of a dairy or dairy farm on whose premises Dairies.

a case of Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, Tuberculosis or Typhoid Fever occurs, where such occupier has been so notified by a medical practitioner in accordance with the provisions of regulation 3 (1) of these Regula- tions, shall—

(a) immediately discontinue sale as well as the removal for human consumption of dairy produce from such dairy or dairy farm until authorized by the Medical Officer of Health to resume such sale or removal;

(&) forthwith inform the Commission of such case;
(c) on demand of the Medical Officer of Health or any authorized

person give the names and addresses of customers and persons supplied, and such particulars of his sources of supply as the Medical Officer of Health may require.

(2) When the Medical Officer of Health has reasonable grounds for believing that dairy produce from such dairy or dairy farm is liable to have been infected he shall have power to destroy or to order destruc- tion of such dairy produce.

21. The owner or occupier or person in charge of a dairy or dairy farm who knowingly allows any person who is suffering from Diph- theria, Scarlet Fever, Tuberculosis or Typhoid Fever, or any person who has recently been exposed to infection from a person so suffering—

(a) to milk cows or to handle vessels containing dairy produce;

or

(b) in any way to take part in the conduct of the trade or business relating to the production, distribution or storage of dairy produce,

unless and until the Medical Officer of Health has certified in writing that all danger of communication of infection to the dairy produce or its contamination has ceased, shall be guilty of an offence.

For the purposes of this and the last preceding regulation—

" D a i r y " means any premises (not being a dairy farm) where milk or cream is kept for sale or where any dairy produce is manufactured or prepared for sale.
" Dairy farm " means any premises where cows are milked or kept for the purpose of producing milk either for sale, or for the manufacture or preparation of any dairy produce for sale.
" D a i r y produce" means milk, cream, butter or cheese.

shall, at least once in every year, and at such other times as the "Veterinary hydaMdrdfseas 22. (1) The owner, keeper or person having the custody of any dog Dogs affected

Officer by notice in writing requires, produce the dog to the Veterinary Officer at the offices of the Commission at Canberra, on a Fr iday between the hours of 2 p.m. and 4.45 p.m., and shall permit the Veterinary Officer to apply such treatment to the dog as the Veterinary Officer deems necessary to prevent the dog being a carrier of hydatid disease (Echinococcus granulosis) :

Provided that if the place where the dog is usually kept is outside the City Area, as defined in the City Area Leases Ordinance 1924-1929 it shall not he necessary for the dog to be produced at the offices of the Commission at Canberra, but the owner, keeper, or person having the custody of the dog shall when so required by the Veterinary Officer by

notice in writing, at such place and time as are specified in the notice,
produce the dog and allow the treatment to be applied to the dog by the

Veterinary Officer:

Provided further, that when treatment of any dog by the Veterinary Officer is not convenient, the owner, keeper, or person having the custody of the dog shall, for the purpose of preventing the dog being a carrier of hydatid disease, apply treatment to the dog and do all such things as • the Veterinary Officer, by notice in writing, requires and directs to be done.

(2) I n the absence of negligence, the Commission shall not incur
any liability by reason of the loss of or injury to any dog during or

consequent upon the application of treatment in pursuance of these

Regulations. *

23. Any medical practitioner or other person who contravenes or penalty*

fails to comply with any provision of these Regulations shall be guilty of a breach of these Regulations, aud shall upon summary conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding Twenty pounds, or, where the breach is constituted by a failure to comply with any notice, requisition, direction or order lawfully; given under these Regulations, to a penalty not exceeding One pound for each day during which the breach con- tinues, unless it is proved that all due diligence has been used to comply with the notice, requisition, direction or order.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Regulation 3.

THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.

FEDERAL CAPITAL COMMISSION.

Public Health Ordinance 1928.

PUBLIC HEALTH (INFECTIOUS DISEASES) REGULATIONS.

Notification of Infectious Disease.

I hereby, certify that the person whose name and address appears hereunder is suspected by me to be suffering from

Full name of patient
Address of patient

Occupation

Agfi Sex.

Attends school a t " Date of onset of illness Suspected origin of disease, disposal of case, and any other remarks.

Source of milk supply. Number in household..

Signature.

Medical Practitioner.

Date.

To the Medical Officer of Health.

Canberra.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS 13 AND 14.

Periods of Exclusion from School.

A patient shall be excluded from A contaet shall be excluded from

Disease. attending school:— attending school:—

Diphtheria. (1) Until the Medical (1) Until the Medical

Officer of Health certifies in	Officer of Health certifies in
writing tha t danger of in-	writing tha t the contact is
fection has ceased; or	not liable to convey infec-
(2) Until a medical certi- ficate of freedom from infec-	t ion; or

(2) Until a medical certi-

tivity is furnished. No such ficate is furnished to the

certificate shall be issued	effect that the contact is not
until two swabs, taken at	liable to convey infection.
intervals of forty-eight hours,	No such certificate shall be
are negative.	issued until a t least one swab, taken from the contact, is negative.

Scarlet fever. (1) Until the Medical .(1) Until the Medical

Officer of Health certifies in	Officer of Health certifies in
writing that danger of in-	writing tha t the contact is

fection has ceased; or	not liable to convey infec-
(2) Until a medical certi- ficate is furnished stating	tion ; or

(2) Until a medical certi-

that the patient is not liable	ficate is furnished to tlie
to convey infection or until	effect tha t the contact is
all traces of discharge from	not liable to convey infec-
eyes and ears have dis-	tion ; or
appeared, but in any case	(3) Until ' 14 days have
until six weeks have elapsed	elapsed since removal, when
since the beginning of the	the patient is removed, or
illness.	where the contact has removed or has been removed to premises other than those occupied by the patient.

Measles. (1) Until the Medical • Until the Medical Officer

Officer of Health certifies in	of Health certifies in writing
writing tha t danger of in-	that the contact is not liable
fection has ceased; or	to convey infection,
(2) Unti l a medicai certi- ficate is produced stating tha t the patient is not liable to convey infection or until all traces of the rash have disappeared and there is no sign of discharge from ear, eye, or nose.
Periods of Exclusion from	School—continued.

Disease. A patient shall be excluded from A contact shall be excluded from

attending school:— * attending school:—

Whooping Cough. (1) Until the Medical

Officer of Health certifies in writing that danger of in- fection has ceased; or

(2) Until a medical certi- ficate is produced stating that the patient is not liable to convey infection or until " whooping " has ceased for two weeks. No such certi- ficate shall be'issued until the 'expiration of six weeks from the beginning of the " whoop ".

Cerebro-spiual (1) Until the Medical (1) Until the Medical

Meningitis, Officer of Health certifies in • Officer of Health certifies in

Polioencephalitis,	writing that danger of in-	writing thai, the contact is
Poliomyelitis,	fection has ceased; or	not liable to convey infec-
Encephalitis	(2) Until a medical certi- that the patient is not liable	tion ; or

(lethargica). ficate is produced stating (2) Until a medical certi-

ficate is produced stating

to convey infection. that the contact is not liable
to convey infection.

Typhoid fever (in- (1) Until . the Medical

cluding paraty- Officer of Health certifies in

phoid fever), writing that danger of in-

Tuberculosis.	fection has ceased; or
(2) Until a medical certi- ficate is pm-luced stating that the patient is not liable to convey infection.

CUSTOMS BY-LAWS Nos. 911 TO 952. BY-LAW N O . 914.

Item 174.

1 JAMES EDWARD FENTON, Minister of State for the , Commonwealth of Australia, administering the Depart- combs, viz.:—

Machines for use in connexion with the production of toilet

ment of Trade and Customs, do hereby, in pursuance of the	Bevelling and shaping machine
Customs Tariff 1921-1928 and of all other enabling powers,	Carlier machine, semi-automatic
make the following Departmental By-laws.	Heating apparatus

J . E. FENTON, Milling device

Minister of State for Trade and Customs. Recutting machine.

(Operating on 28th September, 1929, only.) (T.D. 29/1369.)

BY-LAW No. 915.

Customs Tariff 1921-1928, Item 174. Item 174.

MACHINES, MACHINE TOOLS, AND APPLIANCES FOB USE I N Paper-finishing, paper-cutting, and paper-folding machines

CONNEXION THEREWITH. (not including extra knives), viz.:—

Cutting machine, automatic, 48-inch. (Operating on 9th

The machines, machine tools, and appliances for use in con- August, 1929, only.) (T.D. 29/1370.)

nexion therewith, and parts thereof, enumerated hereunder

(but not the motive power, engine combinations, or power

connexions, if any, when not integral parts of the machines or	BY-LAW N O . 916.
machine tools) may be admitted under Tariff Item 174, viz.: —	Item 174.

BY-LAW NO. 911. Metal-working machines and appliances, viz.:—

Drilling machine, upright vertical, 30-inch. (Operating

Item 174. on 19th October, 1929, only.) (T.D. 29/1371.)

Miscellaneous machines and appliances, viz.:—

Equipment for use in the installation of control systems, BY-LAW NO. 917.

boiler and/or combustion, for regulating air and/or

fuel, viz.: —	Item 174.
Boiler meter contactors and recorders	Miscellaneous machines and appliances, viz.:—
Contactor interruptors	Engine, crude oil, 50 h.p., and starting equipment therefor.

(Operating on 2nd January, 1929, only.) (T.D.

Control drives, not including motors

Accessories for control drives, viz.:— 29/1372.)

Bevel gear units, one-position clutches, pillow blocks - BY-LAW No. 918.

and worm reduction gear units Item 174.

Drum switches	Wood-working machines and appliances (not including extra
Furnace draught indicators	knives), viz.:—

Master pressure contactors and recorders	Equalizing and lock joint grooving machines.	(Operating
(Operating on and from 9th September, 1929.) (T.D.	on 29th October, 1927, only.)	(T.D. 29/1373.)

29/13G5.)

BY-LAW NO. 919.

BY-LAW NO. 912.

Item 174.

Item 174. Miscellaneous machines and appliances, viz.:—

Miscellaneous machines and appliances, viz.:— Fastening machines for attaching locks and handles to

Accelerograph for recording the vibrations of rolling-stock. suit and similar cases. (Operating on 10th September,

(Operating on 9th July, 1929, only.) (T.D. 29/1367.) 1926, only.) (T.D. 29/1374.)

BY-LAW N O . 913. BY-LAW NO. 920.

Item 174. Item 174.

Miscellaneous machines and appliances, viz.:— Miscellaneous machines and appliances, viz.:—

Attaching machine, button, universal, for attaching metal Filling and capping machine, automatic, for packing ice

buttons to garments. (Operating on 8th October, 1929 cream in cardboard containers. (Operating on 21st

October, 1929, only.) (T.D. 29/1375.)

only.) (T.D. 29/1368.)