Queensland Numbered Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH (INFECTION CONTROL) AMENDMENT ACT 2017 - SECT 5

5 Replacement of ch 4, pt 2 (Obligations to minimise infection risks for declared health services)

Chapter 4, part 2—
omit, insert—

Part 2 - General obligation to minimise infection risks for declared health services

151 Obligation to minimise risk of infection A person involved in the provision of a declared health service must take reasonable precautions and care to minimise the risk of infection to other persons.

Examples of a person involved in the provision of a declared health service—

1 a registered nurse collecting blood for a blood bank

2 the medical superintendent or director of nursing of a public sector hospital

3 the owner of a dental practice that employs dentists, on a permanent or casual basis

4 the owner of a business that operates a first aid room for its employees

Example of how a person might take reasonable precautions and care—

The person complies with the ICMP for the health care facility at which the declared health service is provided and with any measures prescribed under section 461(2)(a) about preventing and controlling the spread of infectious conditions in providing the declared health service

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—1000 penalty units.