Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 71

71 When the person in charge of hospital must notify

(1) A person in charge of a hospital must, under subsection (2) , unless the person in charge has a reasonable excuse, notify the chief executive if an examination of a person by a doctor in the hospital indicates the person—

(a) has or had a clinical diagnosis notifiable condition; or

(b) has or had a provisional diagnosis notifiable condition.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) must—

(a) comply with the requirements prescribed under a regulation; and

(b) be in the approved form.