Western Australian Current Regulations

PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 7

7 .         Authorised officers may request further information

        (1)         This regulation applies if a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner or responsible pathologist notifies the Chief Health Officer under section 94 of the Act of a notifiable infectious disease or notifiable infectious disease‑related condition in relation to a patient or deceased person.

        (2)         An authorised officer may request the practitioner or pathologist to give further information necessary to assist in preventing, controlling or abating a public health risk that might foreseeably arise from the disease or condition.

        (3)         Information requested under subregulation (2) may, without limitation, include or relate to —

            (a)         the clinical details, and treatment and medical history, of the patient or deceased person;

            (b)         the progress or outcome of the disease or condition;

            (c)         the relevant vaccination status of the patient or deceased person;

            (d)         information necessary to identify a source of the disease, including details of interstate and overseas travel;

            (e)         the patient’s behavioural and other risk factors;

            (f)         the hospitalisation of the patient or deceased person;

            (g)         laboratory testing, including testing for organism antimicrobial sensitivity and characterisation by typing and subtyping methods;

            (h)         information covered by section 94(5) of the Act, if the practitioner or pathologist has not given the information.