Western Australian Current Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 229

229 .         Preliminary matters

        (1)         Before conducting an inquiry, the Chief Health Officer must —

            (a)         inform the Minister in writing of the Chief Health Officer’s intention to do so; and

            (b)         state in writing the terms of reference of the inquiry; and

            (c)         if the inquiry is to be conducted by someone other than the Chief Health Officer, state in writing which (if any) of the powers set out in section 232 the inquirer is to have for the purposes of the inquiry.

        (2)         The Chief Health Officer may at any time, in writing —

            (a)         amend the terms of reference of an inquiry; or

            (b)         amend the statement of powers required by subsection (1)(c).

        (3)         If the Chief Health Officer does either of the things mentioned in subsection (2), the Chief Health Officer must inform the Minister in writing what the Chief Health Officer has done.