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Health (Prescribed Accommodation) Amendment Regulations 2008

S.R. No. 160/2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Principal Regulations

4Amendments to definitions

5Prescribed accommodation

6Exemptions

7Amendment to Form 1 in the Schedule

8Amendment to Form 3 in the Schedule

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STATUTORY RULES 2008

S.R. No. 160/2008

Health Act 1958

Health (Prescribed Accommodation) Amendment Regulations 2008

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 11 December 2008

Responsible Minister:

DANIEL ANDREWS
Minister for Health

RYAN HEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Health (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2001 to include all rooming houses as a class of prescribed accommodation that is subject to Division 1 of Part XII of the Health Act 1958.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 213 of the Health Act 1958.

3Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Health (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2001[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

4Amendments to definitions

In regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations—

(a)in the definition of residential accommodation, for paragraph (d) substitute—

"(d)a holiday camp; or

(e)a rooming house;";

(b)insert the following definition—

"rooming house has the same meaning as in the Residential Tenancies Act 1997;".

5Prescribed accommodation

In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations, for paragraph (e) substitute—

"(e)holiday camps;

(f)rooming houses."

6Exemptions

In regulation 5(h) of the Principal Regulations, for "accommodated." substitute "accommodated, and which is not a rooming house".

7Amendment to Form 1 in the Schedule

In the Schedule to the Principal Regulations, in Form 1 after "*(e) holiday camp" insert—

"*(f)rooming house".

8Amendment to Form 3 in the Schedule

In the Schedule of the Principal Regulations, in Form 3 after "*(e) a holiday camp" insert—

"*(f)a rooming house".

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[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 40/2001.