Queensland Numbered Acts

WATER FLUORIDATION ACT 2008 NO. 12

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents
           Part 1--Preliminary
           Division 1--Introduction
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Act binds all persons
           Division 2--Object
   4.      Object of Act
           Part 2--Interpretation
   5.      Definitions
   6.      Meaning of relevant public potable water supply
           Part 3--Fluoridation of public potable water supplies
   7.      Requirement to add fluoride to relevant public potable water supply
   8.      Exemption from requirement to add fluoride to relevant public potable water supply
   9.      When applicant not required to comply with s 7
           10. Minister may refuse vexatious application
   11.     Discretion to add fluoride to other public potable water supply
   12.     Requirements relating to the addition of fluoride to public potable water supply
   13.     Notification of intention to add fluoride to public potable water supply
   14.     Only certain persons may add fluoride to a public potable water supply
           Part 4--Noncompliance with requirement to add fluoride to relevant public potable water supply
   15.     Show cause notice
   16.     Representations about show cause notices
   17.     Minister may seek committee's advice
   18.     Basis for decision not to take proposed action
   19.     Ending show cause process without further action
   20.     Deciding to take proposed action
   21.     How Minister may take proposed action
   22.     Recovery of Minister's costs
   23.     Obstruction
           Part 5--Monitoring and enforcement
           Division 1--Authorised persons
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary
   24.     Powers generally
   25.     Functions of authorised person
           Subdivision 2--Appointment of authorised persons
   26.     Appointment and qualifications
   27.     Appointment conditions and limit on powers
   28.     Issue of identity card
   29.     Production or display of identity card
   30.     When authorised person ceases to hold office
   31.     Resignation
   32.     Return of identity card
           Division 2--Powers of authorised persons
           Subdivision 1--Entry of places
   33.     Power to enter places
           Subdivision 2--Procedure for entry
   34.     Entry with consent
   35.     Application for warrant
   36.     Issue of warrant
   37.     Application by electronic communication and duplicate warrant
   38.     Defect in relation to a warrant
   39.     Warrants—procedure before entry
           Subdivision 3--General powers
   40.     General powers after entering places
   41.     Failure to help authorised person
   42.     Failure to give information
           Subdivision 4--Power to seize evidence
   43.     Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered without consent or warrant
   44.     Seizing evidence at a place that may only be entered with consent or warrant
           Subdivision 5--Dealing with seized things
   45.     Securing seized things
   46.     Tampering with seized things
   47.     Powers to support seizure
   48.     Authorised person may require thing's return
   49.     Receipts for seized things
   50.     Forfeiture of seized things
   51.     Return of seized things
   52.     Access to seized things
   53.     Power of destruction
           Subdivision 6--Power to obtain information
   54.     Power to require production of documents
   55.     Failure to produce document
   56.     Failure to certify copy of document
           Division 3--Remedial notices
   57.     Definition for div 3
   58.     Application of div 3
   59.     Authorised person may issue remedial notice
   60.     Chief executive may take action if remedial notice not complied with
   61.     Recovery of chief executive's costs
   62.     Obstruction
           Division 4--General enforcement matters
           Subdivision 1--Notice of damage and compensation
   63.     Notice of damage
   64.     Compensation
           Subdivision 2--Other matters
   65.     Obstructing authorised person
   66.     False or misleading statements
   67.     False or misleading documents
   68.     Impersonating authorised person
           Part 6--Analysis of things or samples
           Division 1--State analysts and approval of laboratories
   69.     Appointment and qualifications
   70.     Appointment conditions
   71.     When State analyst ceases to hold office
   72.     Resignation
   73.     Chief executive may approve laboratory
           Division 2--Other matters about analysis of things or samples
   74.     Analysis
   75.     Certificate must indicate methodology used
           Part 7--Queensland Fluoridation Committee
           Division 1--Establishment and functions
   76.     Establishment of committee
   77.     Committee's functions
           Division 2--Membership
   78.     Membership of committee
   79.     Nominee committee members
   80.     Term of appointment
   81.     Remuneration of appointed members
   82.     Committee's chairperson and deputy chairperson
           Division 3--Committee business
   83.     Conduct of business
           Part 8--Evidence and legal proceedings
           Division 1--Application
   84.     Application of part
           Division 2--Evidentiary aids
   85.     Appointments and authority
   86.     Signatures
   87.     Evidentiary provisions
           Division 3--Offence proceedings
   88.     Summary offences
   89.     Allegations of false or misleading information or document
   90.     Responsibility for acts or omissions of representative
   91.     Executive officers must ensure corporation complies with Act
           Part 9--Matters relating to liability and indemnity
           Division 1--Liability
   92.     Contravention of this Act does not create civil cause of action
   93.     Act does not affect other rights or remedies
   94.     Protection from civil rights and remedies
   95.     Protecting officials from liability
           Division 2--Indemnity for public potable water suppliers
   96.     Indemnity
   97.     Minister etc. may elect to be joined as a party
   98.     Effect of election
           Part 10--Miscellaneous
   99.     Delegations
   100.    Regulation-making power
           Part 11--Repeal
   101.    Repeal of Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Act 1963
           SCHEDULE -- DICTIONARY