Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

TUBERCULOSIS ACT 1950 (REPEALED) - SECT 7

    (1)     Where the chief health officer has reason to believe that a person (the patient ) is or may be suffering from tuberculosis and has refused or failed to undergo medical or other examination to the satisfaction of the chief health officer in respect of that disease, the chief health officer may—

        (a)     where the patient has attained the age of 14 years—by notice in writing delivered to the patient, require the patient to undergo; or

        (b)     in any other case—by notice in writing delivered to the parent, guardian or other person having the charge of the patient, require that person to do all things within the person's power to ensure that the patient undergoes;

within a period specified in the notice, such medical, radiological and bacteriological examinations as the chief health officer specifies in the notice.

    (2)     A notice under this section may specify the place where the examination is to take place.

    (3)     Where a notice under this section is given to a patient who has attained the age of 14 years but has not attained the age of 18 years, the chief health officer may deliver a copy of the notice to any parent, guardian or other person having the charge of the patient, and that person shall thereupon do all things within the person's power to ensure that the patient complies with the notice.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.