Queensland Numbered Acts

HEALTH AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2023

- As at 2 May 2023
- Act 9 of 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 2 - AMENDMENT OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011

   3.      Act amended
   4.      Amendment of s 7 (Role of Hospital and Health Services)
   5.      Amendment of s 19 (Functions of Services)
   6.      Amendment of s 22 (Role of exercising control over Service)
   7.      Amendment of s 183 (Power to deal with persons causing a public nuisance)

   PART 3 - AMENDMENT OF MEDICINES AND POISONS ACT 2019

   8.      Act amended
   9.      Amendment of s 14 (Meaning of fumigant and pesticide)
   10.     Amendment of s 19 (Meaning of pest management activity, fumigation activity and pest control activity)
   11.     Amendment of s 44 (Offence to carry out pest management activities)
   12.     Amendment of s 221 (Disclosure of information to entities performing relevant functions)
   13.     Replacement of s 231 (Publishing registers)

   PART 4 - AMENDMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016

   14.     Act amended
   15.     Amendment of s 740 (Appointment of representative)
   16.     Amendment of s 778 (Offence to use or disclose personal information)
   17.     Insertion of new ch 17, pt 5

   PART 5 - AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   18.     Act amended

           Division 2 - Amendment commencing on assent

   19.     Amendment of s 213AA (Definitions for part)

           Division 3 - Amendments commencing by proclamation

   20.     Amendment of s 229 (Definitions for pt 2)
   21.     Replacement of s 234 (Notifications about cancer to be given to chief executive)
   22.     Amendment of s 235 (Directions to give notifications about cancer to contractor)
   23.     Amendment of s 236 (Further information may be required)
   24.     Insertion of new ch 12, pt 10
   25.     Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)

   PART 6 - AMENDMENT OF RADIATION SAFETY ACT 1999

   26.     Act amended
   27.     Amendment of s 42 (Causing radiation exposure)
   28.     Insertion of new s 42A
   29.     Amendment of s 210 (Limited exemption for radiation source)

   PART 7 - AMENDMENT OF RECORDING OF EVIDENCE ACT 1962

   30.     Act amended
   31.     Amendment of s 4 (Definitions)
   32.     Amendment of s 5 (Recording of relevant matter in legal proceedings)
   33.     Amendment of s 5B (Availability of copies of records and transcriptions)
   34.     Amendment of s 5C (Inquiries and examinations)
   35.     Insertion of new s 6

   PART 8 - AMENDMENT OF TRANSPLANTATION AND ANATOMY ACT 1979

   36.     Act amended
   37.     Amendment of s 4 (Interpretation)
   38.     Omission of s 5 (Declaration of hospitals)
   39.     Amendment of s 42AA (Trading of tissue for particular purposes)

   PART 9 - AMENDMENT OF WATER FLUORIDATION ACT 2008

   40.     Act amended
   41.     Amendment of s 13 (Notification of intention relating to fluoridation of public potable water supply)