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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 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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