Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   3.      Notes  
   4.      Objectives  
   6.      Construction consistent with certain other laws  
   6A.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--STATUTORY OFFICES

   7.      Chief health officer  
   8.      Acting chief health officer  
   9.      Functions of chief health officer  
   10.     Biennial reporting by chief health officer  
   11.     Delegation by chief health officer  
   12.     Appointment of public health officers  
   12A.    Functions of public health officers  
   13.     Appointment of authorised medical officers  
   14.     Functions of authorised medical officers  
   15.     Appointment of analysts  
   15A.    Functions of analysts  
   15AA.   Analysts and assistants—authority to handle drugs etc  
   15B.    Non-public servant analysts—appointment subject to conditions  
   15C.    Non-public servant analysts—procedure for imposition etc of conditions on  
   15D.    Non-public servant analysts—suspension or cancellation of  
   16.     Identity cards  
   17.     Protection from liability  

   PART 3--PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH RISK PROCEDURES

           Division 3.1--General

   18.     Public health risk activities and procedures—declaration  
   20.     Compliance with codes of practice  

           Division 3.2--Licensable public health risk activities

   21.     Activity licences—offences  
   22.     Exemption from licensing requirement—activity accreditation  
   23.     Activity accreditation standards—modification  
   24.     Alteration of premises and appliances—offence  
   25.     Alteration of premises and appliances—approval  
   29.     Activity licence—application  
   30.     Activity licence—grant or refusal  
   31.     Activity licence—form  
   32.     Activity licence—duration  
   33.     Activity licence—renewal  
   34.     Activity licence—variation  
   35.     Activity licence—return for endorsement of variation  
   36.     Activity licence—application for transfer  
   37.     Activity licence—grant or refusal of transfer  
   38.     Activity licence—surrender  
   39.     Activity licence—suspension and cancellation  
   40.     Activity licence—emergency suspension  
   41.     Activity licence—automatic suspension  
   42.     Activity licence—return of defunct licences  
   42A.    Licensable public health risk activities—false representation  
   42B.    Licensable public health risk activities—inspection  

           Division 3.3--Licensable public health risk procedures

   42C.    Procedure licences—offences  
   42D.    Exemption from licensing requirement—procedure accreditation  
   42E.    Procedure accreditation standards—modification  
   42F.    Alteration of appliances—offence  
   42G.    Alteration of appliances—approval  
   43.     Procedure licence—application  
   44.     Procedure licence—further information  
   45.     Procedure licence—grant or refusal  
   46.     Procedure licence—form  
   47.     Procedure licence—annual fees  
   48.     Procedure licence—suspension and cancellation for failure to pay annual  
   49.     Procedure licence—variation  
   50.     Procedure licence—return for endorsement of variation  
   51.     Procedure licence—duration  
   52.     Procedure licence—surrender  
   53.     Procedure licence—suspension and cancellation  
   54.     Procedure licence—emergency suspension  
   55.     Procedure licence—automatic suspension  
   56.     Procedure licence—return of defunct licences  
   56A.    Licensable public health risk procedures—false representation  
   56B.    Procedure licence—inspection  

           Division 3.4--Registration of public health risk activities

   56C.    Registrable public health risk activities—offences  
   56D.    Activity register  
   56E.    Registered people register  
   56F.    Registration—application  
   56G.    Registration—grant or refusal  
   56H.    Registration—certificate  
   56J.    Registration—duration  
   56K.    Registration—renewal  
   56L.    Registration—change of information  
   56M.    Registration—application for approval of transfer  
   56N.    Registration—grant or refusal of transfer  
   56P.    Registration—notified suspension and cancellation  
   56Q.    Registration—automatic suspension (prohibition notice)  
   56R.    Registration—return of suspended or cancelled certificates  
   56S.    Registration—surrender  
   56T.    Registration—false representation  
   56U.    Registration—inspection  

           Division 3.6--Improvement notices

   57.     Improvement notice—compliance  
   58.     Improvement notice—issue  
   59.     Improvement notice—extension of compliance period  
   60.     Improvement notice—revocation  

           Division 3.7--Prohibition notices

   61.     Prohibition notice—issue  
   62.     Prohibition notice—extension of compliance period  
   63.     Prohibition notice—display  
   64.     Prohibition notice—implementation  
   65.     Prohibition notice—revocation  
   66.     Prohibition orders  

   PART 3A--SUPPLY OF SYRINGES

           Division 3A--.1 Supplying syringes to approved people

   66A.    Definitions—div 3A.1  
   66B.    Courses of instruction  
   66C.    Distribution of syringes—approval  
   66D.    Approval—surrender  
   66E.    Approval—cancellation  
   66F.    Approval—duration  
   66G.    Approval—renewal  
   66H.    Approval—production to police  
   66I.    Approval—lending to another person  
   66J.    Approval—no liability for ancillary offences  
   66K.    Return of approval to chief health officer  

           Division 3A--.2 Supplying syringes by vending machine

   66L.    Definitions—div 3A.2  
   66M.    Application for vending machine approval  
   66N.    Further information for vending machine approval application  
   66O.    Decision about vending machine approval application  
   66P.    Vending machine approval—conditions  
   66Q.    Vending machine approval—surrender  
   66R.    Vending machine approval—cancellation  
   66S.    Vending machine approval—return on surrender or cancellation  
   66T.    Vending machine approval—no liability for ancillary offences  

   PART 3B--PHARMACIES

   66U.    Meaning of community pharmacy—pt 3B  
   66V.    Ownership of pharmacy business  
   66W.    Standard of premises  
   66X.    Restriction on pharmacy premises—supermarkets  

   PART 4--INSANITARY CONDITIONS

   67.     Offence—insanitary conditions  
   68.     Complaints about insanitary conditions  
   69.     Abatement notices—issue  
   70.     Abatement notice—extension of compliance period  
   71.     Abatement notice—implementation  
   72.     Abatement notice—revocation  
   73.     Abatement orders  
   74.     Joint and several responsibility for insanitary conditions  

   PART 5--INSPECTION AND ANALYSIS

           Division 5.1--Preliminary

   75.     Definitions for pt 5  

           Division 5.2--Authorised officers' powers

   76.     Entry  
   77.     Consent to entry  
   78.     Powers upon entry  
   79.     Power to require name and address  
   80.     Search warrants  
   81.     Warrants by telephone or other electronic means  

           Division 5.3--Seizure

   84.     Seizure notices  
   85.     Detention of things at place of seizure  
   86.     Interference with seized things  
   87.     Access to seized records  
   88.     Return of seized things  
   89.     Court orders for relief against seizure  
   90.     Forfeiture  
   91.     Cost of destruction or disposal of things forfeited  
   92.     Destruction of contaminated items  

           Division 5.4--Analysis

   93.     Analyst's power of entry  
   94.     Notice of taking of sample  
   97.     Time limit for certain prosecutions  
   98.     Prohibited use of analysis  

   PART 6--NOTIFIABLE CONDITIONS AND PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARDS

           Division 6.1--Preliminary

   99.     Principles—notifiable conditions  
   100.    Notifiable conditions—Ministerial determination  
   101.    Notifiable conditions—temporary status  

           Division 6.2--Notification of notifiable conditions

   102.    Notification by doctors and nurse practitioners  
   102A.   Doctors and nurse practitioners—failure to notify  
   103.    Pathologists  
   104.    Hospitals  
   105.    Notification by responsible people  
   106.    Notification by affected person—notifiable conditions  
   107.    Unauthorised assertions  
   108.    Authorised notification of contacts  
   109.    Use of notified information  
   110.    Disclosure of information—person with notifiable condition  
   111.    Disclosure of information that identifies doctor etc  

           Division 6.3--Public health hazards

   112.    Notification of public health hazards  
   113.    Public health directions—issue  
   114.    Public health directions—notice to doctor or nurse  
   115.    Public health directions—extension of compliance period  
   115A.   Public health direction—confinement  
   116.    Public health direction—implementation  
   117.    Public health directions—revocation  
   118.    Public health orders  

   PART 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH ALERTS

   118A.   Public health alerts  

   PART 6B--DRINKING WATER AND SEWAGE PROCESSING

           Division 6B--.1 Drinking water

   118B.   Definitions for div 6B.1  
   118C.   Relationship with other provisions of this Act  
   118D.   Water processing health risk—public warning by utility  
   118E.   Misleading information about water processing  
   118F.   Provision of water processing information to chief health officer  
   118G.   Contaminated drinking water provided by water utility  

           Division 6B--.2 Sewage

   118H.   Definitions for div 6B.2  
   118I.   Relationship with other provisions of this Act  
   118J.   Sewage processing health risk—public warning by utility  
   118K.   Misleading information about sewage processing  
   118L.   Provision of sewage processing information to chief health officer  

   PART 7--PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES

   119.    Emergency declarations  
   120.    Emergency actions and directions  
   121.    Emergency powers  
   122.    Compensation  
   123.    Reports on emergencies  

   PART 8--PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATIONS

   124.    Investigations  
   125.    Procedure  
   126.    Powers  
   127.    Reports  
   128.    Protection and immunity  
   129.    Investigation offences  

   PART 9--REVIEW AND APPEALS

   130.    Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 9  
   131.    Reviewable decision notices  
   131A.   Applications for review  
   132.    Appeals  

   PART 10--MISCELLANEOUS

   133.    Codes of practice  
   134.    Declarations for the Planning Act 2023  
   135.    Evidence—costs and expenses  
   135A.   Evidence—certificates by analysts  
   136.    Acts and omissions of representatives  
   137.    Determination of fees  
   138.    Regulation-making power  
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