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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 68

Purposes of register

68 Purposes of register

The purposes for establishing the register are as follows—

(a) to supply data to help in—
(i) monitoring and analysing the incidence and patterns of notifiable conditions; or
(ii) studying the efficacy of the management and treatment of notifiable conditions; or
(iii) increasing public awareness of notifiable conditions;
(b) to identify outbreaks of notifiable conditions so the Commonwealth, the State or a local government can take steps to protect public health;
(c) to help in the identification of persons who have, or may have, contracted a notifiable condition so that—
(i) the Commonwealth, the State or a local government can take action to prevent or minimise transmission of the notifiable condition; or
(ii) the persons may be medically examined and undergo treatment for the notifiable condition;
(d) to help in the planning of services and strategies to prevent or minimise the transmission of notifiable conditions.



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