New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2010 - SECT 97

97 Registers that may be established

(1) A public health or disease register may be established and maintained under this Part for any of the following purposes--

(a) to facilitate the care, treatment and the follow up of persons who have diseases or have been exposed to diseases,

(b) to facilitate the identification of sources of infection and the control of outbreaks of diseases,

(c) to facilitate the identification and monitoring of risk factors for diseases or conditions that have a substantial adverse impact on the population,

(d) to facilitate the measurement and monitoring of outcomes of specified population health interventions,

(e) to facilitate the identification and monitoring of exposure to chemicals or other environmental factors that impact, or may impact, adversely on the health of individuals,

(f) any other purpose prescribed by the regulations for the purpose of this section.

(2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, specify public health or disease registers, or classes of public health or disease registers, that may be established and maintained under this Part.

(3) The order may specify the following--

(a) the information that a specified register may contain,

(b) the particular objects or purposes of a specified register.