Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 171

171 When person in charge may readmit child before prescribed period ends

(1) Subsection (2) applies if a child is not attending a school, education and care service or QEC approved service because of a direction by the person in charge under section 164 or 166 .

(2) The person in charge of the school, education and care service or QEC approved service may readmit the child to the school or service if—

(a) for a child mentioned in section 164 , a certificate signed by a doctor is produced to the person in charge stating—

(i) that the child does not have the condition; or

(ii) that the prescribed period for the condition has ended; or

(b) for a child mentioned in section 166 , the person in charge is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the child no longer continues to be at risk of contracting the contagious condition.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if a child is not attending a school, education and care service or QEC approved service because of a direction by the person in charge after a direction of the chief executive under section 169 .

(4) The person in charge of the school or service may readmit the child only if directed to do so by the chief executive.

(5) The chief executive may give the direction if—

(a) for a child suspected of having a contagious condition, the chief executive is satisfied a certificate signed by a doctor has been given to the person in charge stating—

(i) that the child does not have the condition; or

(ii) that the prescribed period for the condition has ended; or

(b) for a child mentioned in section 169 (2) (b) , the chief executive is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the child no longer continues to be at risk of contracting the contagious condition.