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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 166
Person in charge may direct parent not to send child to school, education and care service or QEC approved service
166 Person in charge may direct parent not to send child to school, education
and care service or QEC approved service
(1) This section applies if— (a) a person in charge of a school, education
and care service or QEC approved service has advised a parent under
section 165 (2) about the parent’s child; and
(b) the child continues to
attend the school or service or the parent tells the person in charge that the
parent’s child will continue to attend the school or service; and
(c) the
person in charge reasonably suspects that the child will be at risk of
contracting the contagious condition if the child continues to attend the
school or service.
(2) The person in charge may direct the parent— (a) to
remove the child from the school, education and care service or QEC approved
service as soon as reasonably practicable; and
(b) not to send the child to
the school or service during the prescribed period for the condition applying
to the child.
(3) However, the person in charge must consult a doctor or
another person authorised by the chief executive for advice before taking
action under subsection (2) .
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