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PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 139

Tests and test results

    (1)     A pathologist or registered medical practitioner who conducts a test under an order or authorisation—

        (a)     of the Chief Health Officer under this Division must without delay report the test results to the Chief Health Officer;

        (b)     of an authorised senior medical officer under this Division must without delay report the test results to the authorised senior medical officer.

    (2)     On receiving the test results, the Chief Health Officer or authorised senior medical officer must without delay give notice of the test results to—

        (a)     the appropriate person mentioned in section 134(1)(b); and

        (b)     the person tested.

    (3)     A pathologist or registered medical practitioner who conducts a test on a person mentioned in section 134(1)(b) in relation to an order or authorisation—

        (a)     of the Chief Health Officer under this Division must without delay report the test results to the Chief Health Officer;

        (b)     of an authorised senior medical officer under this Division must without delay report the test results to the authorised senior medical officer.

    (4)     If the test results are positive, the Chief Health Officer or authorised senior medical officer must without delay give notice of the test results to—

        (a)     any other person involved in the incident to whom the infectious disease could have been transmitted; and

        (b)     the person tested.

    (5)     Test results referred to in this section are not admissible in any action or proceedings before any court or tribunal or any board, agency or other person.



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