Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 235

235 Directions to give notifications about cancer to contractor

(1) If a person must, under section 234 (1) , (3) or (5) , give a notification about cancer to the chief executive, the chief executive may give a written direction to the person to give the notification to the contractor in place of the chief executive.

(2) A direction must state—

(a) the name and address of the contractor; and

(b) the day the direction is to take effect.

(3) A person to whom a direction is given under subsection (1) must comply with the direction.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4) If, under a direction, a person gives a notification about cancer to the contractor and does not give it to the chief executive, the person does not contravene section 234 in relation to the notification.

(5) The chief executive must monitor compliance with this section.