New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2010 - SECT 83

83 Hospital CEO to notify Secretary of notifiable diseases

(cf 1991 Act, s 69)

(1) If the chief executive officer of a hospital suspects that--

(a) a patient at the hospital has a notifiable disease, or

(b) a former patient has had a notifiable disease while a patient at the hospital,

the chief executive officer must, as soon as practicable, provide the Secretary with such information as may be prescribed by the regulations in relation to the patient or former patient.

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.

(2) The chief executive officer of the hospital must provide the Secretary with such additional information as the Secretary may request in a particular case.

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.

(3) It is a defence to proceedings for an offence under this section if the chief executive officer satisfies the court that he or she believed that the relevant information had previously been provided to the Secretary.

(4) Any medical practitioner involved in the treatment of the patient or former patient concerned must, at the request of the Secretary, provide the Secretary with--

(a) such information as is necessary to complete or correct information that appears to be incomplete or incorrect, and

(b) such other information concerning the patient's medical condition and transmission and risk factors as is available to the medical practitioner.

(5) A registered medical practitioner must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with the requirements of this section.

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.