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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 7

How object is mainly achieved

7 How object is mainly achieved

The object is to be mainly achieved by—

(a) preventing, controlling and reducing risks to public health; and
(b) providing for the identification of, and response to, notifiable conditions; and
(c) imposing obligations on persons and particular health care facilities involved in the provision of declared health services to minimise infection risks; and
(d) providing for persons who have a major disturbance in mental capacity to be transported to a treatment or care place; and
(e) protecting children who have been harmed or are at risk of harm when the children present at health service facilities; and
(f) restricting the performance of cosmetic procedures on children; and
(g) collecting and managing particular health information, and establishing mechanisms for health information held by a health agency to be accessed for appropriate research; and
(h) inquiring into serious public health matters; and
(i) responding to public health emergencies; and
(j) providing for compliance with this Act to be monitored and enforced.



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