New South Wales Repealed Regulations New South Wales Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
- Made under the Public Health Act 2010
- As at 24 May 2022
- Reg 311 of 2012
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Regulation
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
PART 2 - LEGIONELLA CONTROL
Division 1 - Preliminary
4. Definitions
Division 2 - Air-handling systems
5. Exemption of systems installed in dwellings
6. Installation requirements
7. Operating requirements
8. Maintenance requirements
Division 3 - Hot-water systems
9. Exemption of systems installed in dwellings
10. Installation requirements
11. Operating requirements
12. Maintenance requirements
Division 4 - Humidifying systems
13. Exemption of systems installed in dwellings
13A. Operating requirements
13B. Maintenance requirements
Division 5 - Warm-water systems
13C. Exemption of systems installed in premises other than hospitals
13D. Installation requirements
13E. Operating requirements
13F. Maintenance requirements
13G. Notification of installation of warm-water systems
Division 6 - Cooling water systems
Subdivision 1 - Application of Division
13H. Exemption of systems used to make snow
Subdivision 2 - Installation and operating requirements
13I. Installation requirements
13J. Operating requirements
13K. Display of unique identification number on each cooling tower
Subdivision 3 - Maintenance requirements
13L. Maintenance requirements
13M. Conduct of risk assessments
13N. Reporting on risk assessments
13O. Auditing of risk assessment
13P. Secretary may require additional risk assessments
13Q. Sampling, testing and inspection
Subdivision 4 - Provision of information
13R. Provision of test results
13S. Availability of records and other information
13T. Notification of installation of cooling water systems
Division 7 - Conduct of tests on any regulated system
13U. Conduct of certain tests
13V. Falsifying test results
Division 8 - Maintenance precautions and prohibition orders
13W. Maintenance precautions
13X. Display of prohibition orders
Division 9 - Registers kept by local government authorities
13Y. Register of cooling water systems and warm-water systems
PART 3 - CONTROL OF PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AND SPA POOLS
14. Definition
15. Prescribed operating requirements
16. Disinfection standards
17. Secretary may order temporary closure of public swimming pools and spa pools
18. Secretary may order pool disinfection or other action
19. Notification of public swimming pools and spa pools
20. Register of public swimming pools and spa pools
PART 4 - CONTROL OF SKIN PENETRATION PROCEDURES
Division 1 - Preliminary
21. Skin penetration procedures
22. Prescribed requirements for premises where skin penetration procedures are carried out
Division 2 - Requirements for premises where skin penetration procedures are carried out
23. Premises must be properly equipped
24. Additional requirement for colonic lavage procedures
25. Premises must have sharps containers and supply of sterile disposable needles
26. Reusable articles must be sterilised
Division 3 - Requirements for carrying out skin penetration procedures
27. Use of needles, sharps and other articles
28. Protective equipment to be worn
29. Use of inks and pigments
30. Use of wax for hair removal
Division 4 - Miscellaneous
31. Notification of carrying out of skin penetration procedures
32. Register of premises where skin penetration procedures are carried out
33. Display of prohibition orders
PART 5 - SAFETY MEASURES FOR DRINKING WATER
Division 1 - Definitions
34. Definitions
Division 2 - Quality Assurance Programs
34A. Matters to be included by all suppliers of drinking water
34B. Matters to be included by suppliers of drinking water who are not private water suppliers or water carters
34C. Matters to be included by private water suppliers
34D. Matters to be included by water carters
34E. Matters exempt from a quality assurance program
34F. Review of quality assurance programs
Division 3 - Miscellaneous
35. Records to be kept by suppliers of drinking water
PART 6 - SCHEDULED MEDICAL CONDITIONS
36. Notification of death arising from scheduled medical condition
37. Notification of category 1 and 2 conditions
38. Period for keeping records
39. Public health orders--matters for consideration
39A. Advice to Category 2 or 3 patients
39B. Advice to Category 2, 3 or 4 contacts
39C. Disclosure of information relating to a Category 5 condition
PART 7 - OTHER DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES
Division 1 - Sexually transmitted infections and notifiable diseases
40. Information for patients with sexually transmitted infections
41. Notification to Secretary of notifiable diseases
Division 2 - Immunisation of children
42. Children to whom Division 4 of Part 5 of Act applies
42A. Authorised practitioners
43. Immunisation certificates and evidence of immunisation status
44. Period for which immunisation certificates and register entries are to be retained
44A. Exemptions from pre-enrolment requirements relating to child care facilities
Division 2A - Correctional centres
44B. Commissioner of Corrective Services must issue directions concerning standards and sizes for rooms and cubicles at correctional centres
44C. Chief Health Officer may issue directions concerning outbreak or risk of outbreak of infectious disease
Division 3 - Offences
45. Vermin
46. Sleeping accommodation
47. Anthrax
Division 4 - General
48. Public authorities to notify public health risks
PART 8 - DISPOSAL OF BODIES
Division 1 - Definitions
49. Definitions
Division 2 - Facilities
50. Premises for handling of bodies
51. Facilities of body preparation rooms
52. Vehicles
Division 3 - Handling of bodies
53. Prescribed infectious diseases
54. Retention of bodies by a person who is not a funeral director
55. Retention of bodies by a funeral director
56. Embalming of bodies
57. Infection control procedures
58. Bodies to be placed in body bags
59. Removal of bodies from body bags
60. Body viewing
61. Bodies in holding rooms
62. Register of bodies prepared in a mortuary
63. Bodies to be placed in coffins
64. Burial of bodies
65. Transporting bodies
66. Burials in certain areas prohibited
67. Burials in vaults
68. (Repealed)
Division 4 - Exhumations
69. Exhumation without approval prohibited
70. Application to exhume remains
71. Approval to exhume remains
72. Exhumation not to take place without authorised officer present
Division 5 - Cremation
73. Definitions
74. No refusal to cremate
75. Bodies to be cremated separately
76. Cremation within 4 hours
77. No cremation against dead person's wishes
78. No cremation without documentation
79. Cremation application: dead persons other than still-born children
80. Cremation application: still-born children
81. Cremation certificate
82. Medical referee's cremation permit: dead persons who are not still-born children
83. Coroner's cremation permit
84. Medical referee's permit: still-born children
85. Cremated remains
86, 87. (Repealed)
88. Closing of crematories
Division 6 - Miscellaneous
89. Register of mortuaries
90. (Repealed)
91. Powers of authorised officers
92. Guidelines as defence
93. Offences by corporations
PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS
93A. Corresponding interstate prohibition order
93B. Disclosure of identifying particulars of women who had cervical screening tests
93C. Disclosure of information on former Pap Test Register
93D. Public health or disease registers that may be established
94. Notice to be given by health practitioners who are de-registered or subject to prohibition orders
95. Minimum qualifications for director of nursing at nursing home
95A. Nursing homes
96. Local government authority to notify Secretary of improvement notices and prohibition orders
97. Fee for improvement notices and prohibition orders
98. Fee for re-inspection of premises subject to prohibition order
99. Code of conduct for certain health practitioners
99A. Appointment of authorised officers
99B. (Repealed)
100. Penalty notice offences and penalties
101. Savings
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