South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts21—Functions of Chief Public Health Officer
(1) The Chief Public
Health Officer's functions are as follows:
(a) to
develop and implement strategies to protect or promote public health;
(b) to
ensure that this Act, and any designated health legislation, are complied
with;
(c) to
advise the Minister and the Chief Executive of the Department about proposed
legislative or administrative changes related to public health, and about
other matters relevant to public health;
(d) to
establish and maintain a network of health practitioners and agencies designed
to foster collaboration and coordination to promote public health and the
furtherance of the objects of this Act;
(e) at
the request of the Minister or on the Chief Public Health Officer's own
initiative, to investigate and report on matters of public health
significance;
(f)
after advising the Minister and the Chief Executive of the Department, to make
public statements on matters relevant to public health;
(g) any
other functions assigned to the Chief Public Health Officer by this Act or any
other Act or by the Minister.
(2) The
Chief Public Health Officer must, in the performance of functions under this
Act, insofar as the Chief Public Health Officer thinks necessary and
appropriate, consult with other persons or bodies involved in the
administration of this Act.
(3) In
subsection (1)—
"designated health legislation" means—
(a) any
other Act committed to the administration of the Minister that is relevant to
the objects or operation of this Act; and
(b) any
other Act, or any part of any other Act, designated by the regulations for the
purposes of this paragraph.