Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Act 2019

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Act 2019 No. 22 of 2019 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 2 3 Principal Act 2 4 Definition of prescribed disease 2 5 Amendment of heading 2 6 Repeals 2 7 Statute law revision amendments 2 8 Repeal of this Act 3 ═════════════ Endnotes 4 1 General information 4 -- 1 of 6 -- Section Page ii Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel -- 2 of 6 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Act 2019† No. 22 of 2019 [Assented to 20 August 2019] The Parliament of Victoria enacts: 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to amend the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008— (a) to remove requirements in relation to the provision of information before and after HIV testing; and (b) to make minor miscellaneous amendments. Victoria -- 3 of 6 -- Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Act 2019 No. 22 of 2019 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 2 Commencement (1) This Act (except sections 4, 5 and 6) comes into operation on the day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. (2) Subject to subsection (3), sections 4, 5 and 6 come into operation on a day to be proclaimed. (3) If a provision referred to in subsection (2) does not come into operation before 15 December 2019, it comes into operation on that day. 3 Principal Act In this Act, the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 is called the Principal Act. 4 Definition of prescribed disease (1) In section 3(1) of the Principal Act, the definition of prescribed disease is repealed. (2) In section 238(1)(o) of the Principal Act omit "for the purposes of Division 8 of Part 8". 5 Amendment of heading For the heading to Division 4 of Part 8 of the Principal Act substitute— "Division 4—Closure of court or tribunal". 6 Repeals (1) Section 131 of the Principal Act is repealed. (2) Section 132 of the Principal Act is repealed. (3) Section 238(1)(l) of the Principal Act is repealed. 7 Statute law revision amendments (1) In section 3(1) of the Principal Act, in the definition of Department, for "Department of Health" substitute "Department of Health and Human Services". -- 4 of 6 -- Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Act 2019 No. 22 of 2019 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (2) In section 16(1) of the Principal Act, for "Department of Health" substitute "Department of Health and Human Services". (3) In the heading to section 65 of the Principal Act, for "districts" substitute "district". (4) In section 148(1) of the Principal Act, for "statue" substitute "status". 8 Repeal of this Act This Act is repealed on 15 December 2020. Note The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984). ═════════════ -- 5 of 6 -- Endnotes Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Act 2019 No. 22 of 2019 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Endnotes 1 General information See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information. † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 1 May 2019 Legislative Council: 29 May 2019 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 in relation to HIV testing and to make minor miscellaneous amendments and for other purposes." -- 6 of 6 --