Northern Territory Numbered Acts

PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACT 2011 (NO 7 OF 2011) - SECT 5

    (1)     If there is a serious public health risk, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent, control or abate the risk.

    (2)     In the application of subsection (1), decision making should be guided by:

    (a)     a careful evaluation to avoid, where practicable, serious harm to public health; and

    (b)     an assessment of the consequences of the options available with regard to the risk of each consequence occurring.