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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 315

Definitions for ch 8

315 Definitions for ch 8

In this chapter—

"controlled notifiable conditions declaration" see section 327 (2) .

"COVID-19 emergency" means the public health emergency declared by the Minister on 29 January 2020 under section 319 (2) , as extended and further extended under section 323 .

Editor’s note—
The public health emergency order that declared the COVID-19 emergency was published in the gazette on 31 January 2020 under section 321 (1) (a) .

"COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day" ...

"declared public health emergency" means a public health emergency declared by the Minister by public health emergency order.

"detention order" means an order by an emergency officer (medical) under section 349 for the detention of a person.

"emergency notifiable condition" means a medical condition that is not prescribed under a regulation as a controlled notifiable condition and includes the following—
(a) a previously unknown infectious medical condition;
(b) a previously unknown strain or variant of a known infectious medical condition;
(c) a previously known infectious medical condition or a previously known strain or variant of an infectious medical condition.

"emergency officer" means a person appointed under this chapter as—
(a) an emergency officer (general); or
(b) an emergency officer (medical).

"emergency officer (general)" means a person appointed under this chapter as an emergency officer (general).

"emergency officer (medical)" means a doctor appointed under this chapter as an emergency officer (medical).

"public health emergency" means an event or a series of events that has contributed to, or may contribute to, serious adverse effects on the health of persons in Queensland.

"public health emergency area" see section 320 (b) .

"public health direction" ...

"public health emergency order" see section 319 (2) .



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