Health (Infectious Diseases) (SARS) Regulations 2003

i Health (Infectious Diseases) (SARS) Regulations 2003 S.R. No. 82/2003 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objectives 1 2. Authorising provisions 1 3. Commencement 2 4. Principal Regulations 2 5. Infectious disease 2 6. Notifiable disease 2 7. Exclusion of cases of SARS from schools and children's services centres 2 8. SARS ceases to be an infectious disease 3 9. SARS ceases to be a notifiable disease 3 10. SARS cases cease to require exclusion from schools and children's services centres 3 11. Expiry 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2003 S.R. No. 82/2003 Health Act 1958 Health (Infectious Diseases) (SARS) Regulations 2003 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 1 July 2003 Responsible Minister: BRONWYN PIKE Minister for Health HELEN DOYE Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objectives The objectives of these Regulations are to— (a) prescribe Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) as an infectious disease for the purposes of the Health Act 1958; and (b) provide for the notification of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS); and (c) prevent the spread of infection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) within schools and children's services centres— for 6 months. 2. Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under sections 146, 390 and 391 of the Health Act 1958. -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 82/2003 Health (Infectious Diseases) (SARS) Regulations 2003 2 3. Commencement (1) These Regulations, other than regulations 8, 9 and 10, come into operation on 1 July 2003. (2) Regulations 8, 9 and 10 come into operation on 30 December 2003. 4. Principal Regulations In these Regulations the Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 20011 are called the Principal Regulations. 5. Infectious disease In Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, in the list of items headed "Diseases or conditions caused by viral infections", after the item "Rubella—including congenital rubella" insert "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)". 6. Notifiable disease In Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, in Group A, after "Rabies" insert "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)". 7. Exclusion of cases of SARS from schools and children's services centres In Schedule 6 to the Principal Regulations, after the item relating to "Salmonella, Shigella"— (a) in column 1 insert "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)"; (b) in column 2 insert "Exclude until medical certificate of recovery is produced"; (c) in column 3 insert "Not excluded unless considered necessary by the Secretary". r. 3 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 82/2003 Health (Infectious Diseases) (SARS) Regulations 2003 3 8. SARS ceases to be an infectious disease In Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, in the list of items headed "Diseases or conditions caused by viral infections" omit "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)". 9. SARS ceases to be a notifiable disease In Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, in Group A, omit "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)". 10. SARS cases cease to require exclusion from schools and children's services centres In Schedule 6 to the Principal Regulations omit the item relating to "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)" including all words in columns 1, 2 and 3. 11. Expiry These Regulations cease to have any force or effect on 31 December 2003. ═══════════════ r. 8 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 82/2003 Health (Infectious Diseases) (SARS) Regulations 2003 4 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 41/2001. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --