Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2017

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2017 S.R. No. 53/2017 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 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 ═════════════ Endnotes 4 -- 1 of 5 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2017 S.R. No. 53/2017 Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2017 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 of 5 -- Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2017 S.R. No. 53/2017 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 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 20091 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:"; -- 3 of 5 -- Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2017 S.R. No. 53/2017 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (d) in item 3 of Form 4— (i) omit "Signature:"; (ii) for "Date of notification:" substitute "Date of report:". ═════════════ -- 4 of 5 -- Endnotes Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2017 S.R. No. 53/2017 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Endnotes 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. Nos 170/2015, 3/2016 and 58/2016. -- 5 of 5 --