Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations2017
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table of provisions
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1 Objective 1
2 Authorising provision 2
3 Commencement 2
4 Principal Regulations 2
5 Time to provide birth report 2
6 Exempt prescribed accommodation 2
7 Notification of notifiable conditions by pathology services 2
8 Schedule 6—Notification by medical practitioners 2
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The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 20 June 2017
Responsible Minister:
JILL HENNESSY
Minister for Health
ANDREW ROBINSON
Clerk of the Executive Council
1 Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009—
(a) to amend the prescribed period of time to provide a birth report; and
(b) to ensure nursing homes or other relevant aged care facilities continue to be exempt from the prescribed accommodation provisions; and
(c) to correct an inconsistency in a reference to blood lead levels; and
(d) to update and standardise notification forms.
2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 232 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.
3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2017.
4 Principal Regulations
In these Regulations, the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009[1] are called the Principal Regulations.
5 Time to provide birth report
In regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations, for"90 days" substitute "30 days".
6 Exempt prescribed accommodation
For regulation 14(e) of the Principal Regulations substitute—
"(e) a residential care service within the meaning of the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; or".
7 Notification of notifiable conditions by pathology services
In regulation 72(3)(j) of the Principal Regulations, for "10µg/dL" substitute "5µg/dL".
8 Schedule 6—Notification by medical practitioners
In Schedule 6 to the Principal Regulations—
(a) in item 4 of Form 1 omit "Signature:";
(b) in item 4 of Form 2 omit "Signature:";
(c) in item 3 of Form 3—
(i) omit "Signature:";
(ii) for "Date of notification:" substitute "Date of report:";
(d) in item 3 of Form 4—
(i) omit "Signature:";
(ii) for "Date of notification:" substitute "Date of report:".
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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 178/2009. Reprint No. 1 as at 20 November 2014. Reprinted to S.R. No. 143/2013. Subsequently amended by S.R.Nos170/2015, 3/2016 and 58/2016.