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Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2017

S.R. No. 53/2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Time to provide birth report

6Exempt prescribed accommodation

7Notification of notifiable conditions by pathology services

8Schedule 6—Notification by medical practitioners

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2017

S.R. No. 53/2017

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008

Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2017

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 20 June 2017

Responsible Minister:

JILL HENNESSY
Minister for Health

ANDREW ROBINSON

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009—

(a)to amend the prescribed period of time to provide a birth report; and

(b)to ensure nursing homes or other relevant aged care facilities continue to be exempt from the prescribed accommodation provisions; and

(c)to correct an inconsistency in a reference to blood lead levels; and

(d)to update and standardise notification forms.

2Authorising provision

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

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2017.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Time to provide birth report

In regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations, for "90 days" substitute "30 days".

6Exempt prescribed accommodation

For regulation 14(e) of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"(e)a residential care service within the meaning of the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; or".

7Notification of notifiable conditions by pathology services

In regulation 72(3)(j) of the Principal Regulations, for "10µg/dL" substitute "5µg/dL".

8Schedule 6—Notification by medical practitioners

In Schedule 6 to the Principal Regulations—

(a)in item 4 of Form 1 omit "Signature:";

(b)in item 4 of Form 2 omit "Signature:";

(c)in item 3 of Form 3—

(i)omit "Signature:";

(ii)for "Date of notification:" substitute "Date of report:";

(d)in item 3 of Form 4—

(i)omit "Signature:";

(ii)for "Date of notification:" substitute "Date of report:".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 178/2009. Reprint No. 1 as at 20 November 2014. Reprinted to S.R. No. 143/2013. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 170/2015, 3/2016 and 58/2016.