Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 160

160 What is a prescribed period for a contagious condition

(1) A
"prescribed period" , for a contagious condition, means the period prescribed under subsection (2) or (3) as the prescribed period relating to the condition.

(2) For a contagious condition that is not a vaccine preventable condition, a single prescribed period may be prescribed under a regulation for a child suspected under this chapter of having the condition.

(3) For a vaccine preventable condition, different prescribed periods may be prescribed under a regulation for the following—

(a) a child suspected under this chapter of having the condition;

(b) a child who does not have the condition but who is suspected under this chapter of—

(i) not having been vaccinated for the condition; and

(ii) being at risk of contracting the condition if the child continues to attend a school, education and care service or QEC approved service.