Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 61H

61H Obligation to notify chief executive of Legionella

(1) This section applies if the result of a prescribed test confirms the presence of Legionella in water used by a prescribed facility.

(2) A person in charge of the prescribed facility must, under subsection (3) , give the chief executive a notice about the result of the test, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) if the offence is committed intentionally—1,000 penalty units; or

(b) otherwise—200 penalty units.

(3) The notice must—

(a) be in the approved form; and

(b) be given to the chief executive within 1 business day after the person in charge is notified of the result of the test; and

(c) comply with any other requirements prescribed by regulation.