Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 114

114 Enforcement of chief executive’s order

(1) A chief executive’s order may be enforced by the person in charge of the public sector health service where the person to whom the order relates is to be detained.

(2) The person in charge must before enforcing the order—

(a) give the person to whom the order relates a copy of the chief executive’s order; and

(b) explain to the person, in general terms, the purpose and effect of the chief executive’s order including that it is an offence not to comply with the order.

(3) The person in charge must note on the copy and original of the chief executive’s order when the copy was given to the person.

(4) The person given a copy of the chief executive’s order under subsection (2) (a) must comply with the order.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(5) The person in charge of a public sector health service may enforce a chief executive’s order with the help, and using the force, that is reasonable in the circumstances.

(6) However, the person in charge of a public sector health service must give the person detained an opportunity to voluntarily comply with the order.

(7) A person authorised by the person in charge of a public sector health service may help the person in charge to enforce a chief executive’s order.