QueenslandPublicHealthAct2005Current as at [Not applicable]Indicative reprint noteThis is anunofficialversion of a
reprint of this Act that incorporates allproposedamendmentstotheActincludedintheHealthandOtherLegislation
Amendment Bill 2018. This indicative reprint has been
preparedfor information only—it is not an
authorised reprint of the Act.SomeenactedbutuncommencedamendmentsincludedintheHealthPractitioner
Regulation National Law and Other Legislation AmendmentAct
2017No. 32 have also been incorporated in this
indicative reprint.The point-in-time date for this indicative
reprint is the introduction date fortheHealthandOtherLegislationAmendmentBill2018—13November2018.DetailedinformationaboutindicativereprintsisavailableontheInformationpage of the
Queensland legislation website.
7475Division 376777879808182838485868788Part 3Division 1899091929394959697Division 29899100101102103Public Health Act
2005ContentsAnonymity
coding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .79Further information may be required . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79Confidentiality of information and use of
information supplied forNotifiable Conditions RegisterDefinitions for div 3. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81Confidentiality of information . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81Disclosure under an Act or another
law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82Disclosure under Act or with written
consent etc.. . . . . . . . . . . .82Disclosure
about notifiable conditions
and contact
tracing. . . . .82Disclosure of confidential information in
the public
interest .
. . . .83Disclosure for data collection
and public
health monitoring. . . .84Disclosure for purposes relating
to health
services .
. . . . . . . . . .84Disclosure to Commonwealth, another
State or
Commonwealth or Stateentity. . . . . . . .
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. . . .84Disclosure to allow chief executive to
act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85Release of information for an
investigation under the Coroners Act86Use
of Notifiable Conditions Register. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .86Access to
information in register for serious offence . . . . . . . . .
.87Contact
tracingContact tracing
officersFunctions of
contact tracing officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87Appointment of
contact tracing officer
by chief
executive .
. . . . .88Qualifications for appointment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Appointment conditions and
limit on
powers .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Issue of identity
card .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Production or display of identity card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90When
contact tracing officer ceases
to hold
office. . . . . . . . . . .90Resignation .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91Return of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91Obtaining contact informationDefinitions for
div 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91Power to require contact information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91Failure to give contact information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93Power to require business contact
information .
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business contact information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95Obtaining contact information from
health information held
by a healthagency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6Confidentiality of information and use of
information supplied forcontact tracingDefinitions for
div 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .97Confidentiality
of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .98Disclosure under an Act or another
law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98Disclosure under Act or with written
consent etc.. . . . . . . . . . . .98Disclosure
to protect
health of
person .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99Disclosure for contact tracing
purposes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99Disclosure of confidential information in
the public
interest .
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. .100Disclosure to allow chief
executive to act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100Use
of contact information and business
contact information .
. .101Orders by chief executive about
controlled notifiable conditionsPreliminaryDefinition for
pt 4
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.101Orders by chief executiveChief executive
may order
detention .
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.102Enforcement of chief executive’s
order .
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.103Duration
of chief executive’s
order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104Orders by magistrate about controlled
notifiable conditionsGeneralApplying for
controlled notifiable conditions order
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. .104Deciding application in person’s absence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105Initial examination ordersMaking initial examination order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105What initial
examination order may provide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106Service of initial examination order
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.107Person must remain at place of detention and
undergo medicalexamination . .
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. . . . .107When period of detention starts. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108Details of medical examination must be
explained . . . . . . . . . . .108When
detained person must be released before the end of initialexamination order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108Behavioural ordersMaking behavioural order. .
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provide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.109Service of behavioural order . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110Person must comply
with behavioural order
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Division 4129130131132133Division 5134135Division 6136137138139Division 7140141Division 8142Part
6143Part 7144Part
8145146Chapter 4Part
1147148149150Public Health Act 2005ContentsDetention
ordersMaking detention order. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110What
detention order may provide. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111Service of detention order . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112Person must remain at place of detention and
undergo medicalexamination or treatment . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112Details of medical examination or treatment
must be explained .113Extension, variation or revocation of
controlled notifiableconditions ordersExtension of behavioural or
detention orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113Variation and revocation of
initial examination, behavioural or
detentionorders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114WarrantsApplication for
warrant for
apprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114Issue of warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115Application by electronic communication and
duplicate warrant .115Defect
in relation
to a
warrant .
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. .117Procedure
for entry
under orders and warrantsProcedure before
entry—orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118Procedure before entry—warrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118Appeals against magistrate’s
decisionsAppeal against
decision on
application for controlled
notifiable conditionsorder or
extension of order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .119Reckless spread of controlled
notifiable conditionsPerson must not recklessly spread
controlled notifiable condition120ProceedingsHow proceedings
under this chapter heard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121Other
matters about controlled
notifiable conditions ordersPerson may give information
necessary for authorised
person’s
safety122Obstructing persons exercising powers. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123Infection control for health care
facilitiesPreliminaryDefinitions for
ch 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .123Meaning
of declared
health service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124Meaning of health care
facility .
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of ch
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3152153154155156156A156BPart 3A156C156D156E156F156G156H156IPart
4157Chapter 4APart 1157APart 2157B157C157D157E157FPart 3157G157H157I157J157KGeneral obligation to minimise
infection risks for declared healthservicesObligation to minimise risk of
infection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.126Infection control management
plansWhat is an infection control management plan
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .126Obligation of owner for ICMP. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127Obligation
of owner/operator
for ICMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127What
an ICMP must contain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128Time
for developing and implementing an
ICMP. . . . . . . . . . . .129Giving copy of
ICMP and
information to authorised
person. . . .129Amending ICMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130Improvement notices and
directions noticesImprovement
notice .
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notice. . . . . . . . . . . . .132Directions notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133Chief executive may extend directions notice
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.134Court
order may extend directions
notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134Offence to fail to comply with a directions notice. . . . . . . . . . . .135Record of compliance with directions
notice .
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.135Reporting contraventions of chapter 4 to other entitiesChief executive
may report
contraventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136Health of persons with major disturbance in
mental capacityPreliminaryDefinitions for
ch 4A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136Taking persons to treatment
or care
placeAmbulance
officer or
police officer may
detain and
transport person 138What ambulance
officer or
police officer must
tell person
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. .139Giving emergency examination authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139Detention in treatment or
care place
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. .140Return of persons who abscondApplication of
pt 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141Person in charge of facility
may require
return of
absent person141Duration of authorisation or
request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142Authorised person may transport
absent person. . . . . . . . . . . .142Effect on examination period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143Page
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1158159160Part
2Division 1AA160APublic Health Act 2005ContentsPowersUse of force to
detain and transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .144Transfer to another treatment or care
place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144Use of reasonable force to detain
person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145Examination of person without consent and
with use of reasonable force145Return after examination or treatment and
care to person’s requestedplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145Warrant for apprehension of
person to
transport personApplication for warrant
for apprehension of
person .
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. .146Issue of warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146Electronic application. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147Additional
procedure if electronic
application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148Defect in relation to a warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149Warrants—entry procedure .
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. .150Searches of persons in treatment or
care placeApplication of pt 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150Definitions for pt 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151Power to search on belief of possession
of harmful
thing .
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.152Requirements for personal
search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153Requirements for
search requiring the
removal of
clothing .
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search of
possessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154Record of search must be made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155Seizure of harmful thing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155Receipt for seized thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156Access to seized thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157MiscellaneousRelationship
with Guardianship and
Administration Act 2000 . . .157Child healthDefinitionsDefinitions for
ch 5
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. .157Who
is a parent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160What
is a prescribed period for a contagious condition .
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.161Contagious
conditionsExclusion of
unvaccinated children from
particular servicesDefinitions for
div 1AA
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Health Act 2005ContentsNotauthorised—indicativeonly160B160C160DDivision 1161162163164165166167168169170171Division 2172173Division 3174175176177178179Division 4180181Page 10When
person in charge may exclude child not yet enrolled. .
. .162When person in charge may exclude
enrolled child. . . . . . . . . .163Immunisation status of children allowed to
attend without statement 165Directions about
attendance of children at a school, education andcare
service or QEC approved serviceWhen parent must
not send a child to school, education and care serviceor
QEC approved service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165When
teacher or educator must
advise person in charge . . . . . .166Person in charge may advise parent about
suspicion of contagiouscondition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166Person in charge may direct parent not to send child to school, educationand care service
or QEC
approved service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166Person in charge may advise parent of child not vaccinated aboutsuspicion of vaccine preventable
condition .
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. .167Person in charge may direct parent not to send child to school, educationand care service or QEC approved
service .
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. .168Chief executive may authorise
examination of children
at school,education and
care service or QEC approved
service. . . . . . . .168Chief executive must advise
parent about examination. . . . . . .169Chief executive may
direct person in charge in relation to
child .170Person in charge must include
information in direction
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. .171When
person in charge may readmit child before prescribed period
ends172Information sharingChief executive may require details if child
suspected of having acontagious condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173Giving health information held
by a
health agency. . . . . . . . . . .174Confidentiality of information
and protection for
personsDefinitions for
div 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .175Confidentiality
of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .175Disclosure
under an
Act or
another law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176Disclosure under Act or with written
consent etc.. . . . . . . . . . . .176Disclosure to
a person
to help
prevent or
minimise transmission of
acontagious
condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .176Protection for
persons acting under pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.176Other action to control contagious
conditionsDirections to person in charge of school,
education and care service orQEC approved
service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178Temporary closure of school, education and
care service or QECapproved
service .
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Division 5182Division 6184APart
3Division 1185Division 2186Division 3187Division 4188189190Division 6197198199200Division 7201202203204Division 8205206207Division 9Public Health Act 2005ContentsReview of order to close school, education
and care service or QECapproved serviceReview of
Minister’s order to close school, education and care service
orQEC approved service. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180Approved provider must ensure person
complies with this partApproved provider must ensure person
in charge complies with pt 2180Child
abuse and
neglectPrinciples under
which part
3 to
be administeredGuiding
principles for pt 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .181Relationship with Child Protection Act
1999Relationship
with Child
Protection Act 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182Custody of child
held at
health service facilityPerson in charge of
facility has custody
of child
held at
facility .
.183Designated medical officersAppointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183When
person in charge taken
to be
a designated medical
officer184Powers. . .
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.184Care and treatment order for childDesignated
medical officer may
make care
and treatment order
for child184Designated
medical officer must notify person in charge of facility
wherechild held . .
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.185Designated medical officer
must advise
chief executive (child safety)186Designated medical officer
must advise
parents of
child held
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.186Extension
of care
and treatment orderDesignated medical officer
may extend
care and
treatment order187Designated medical officer must notify
person in charge of facility aboutextension of
order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188Designated medical officer must advise chief
executive (child safety)about extension of order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188Designated
medical officer must
advise child’s parents about
extensionof order. .
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. .188Enforcement and
duration of
care and
treatment orderEnforcement of
care and
treatment order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189Duration of order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189Limit on the number of care and treatment
orders. . . . . . . . . . .190Chief executive (child safety)
may require
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and treatment orderChief executive (child safety) may require
information from designatedmedical officer
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. . . . .190Measures that may be taken in relation
to a child held under a careand treatment
orderMedical examination or treatment of child
held under order . . . .191Designated medical
officer may
request information from
doctors192Transfer of child from one facility to
another .
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.192Parent may choose doctor to examine
child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193Offences
relating to
child held
at health
service facilityOffence to
remove child. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194Disclosure of
information for school health programsDefinitions for
part .
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.194Application of part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195Identifying
school health program providers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195Disclosure of information about
students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195Application of
Information Privacy Act
2009 to
contracted serviceproviders. .
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. . . . . . .196Delegation by health service chief
executive for this part . . . . . .197Performance of cosmetic procedures on
childrenDefinition for ch 5A. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197Offence to perform, or offer to
perform, cosmetic procedure on a child199Offence to procure, or offer to procure,
performance of cosmeticprocedure on a child. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200Chief executive
may report
contravention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200Health information managementPerinatal
statisticsDefinitionsDefinitions for
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about perinatal statisticsGiving
notifications to chief executive
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.203Further
information may be required
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. .203ConfidentialityPage
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1ADivision 1228CDivision 2228D228EDivision 3228F228GDivision 4228H228I228J228K228L228M228N228O228P228Q228RPublic Health Act 2005ContentsDefinitions for
div 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .205Disclosure under an Act or another
law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205Disclosure under Act or with written
consent etc.. . . . . . . . . . . .205Disclosure of confidential information in
the public interest . . . . .205Disclosure for data collection
and public
health monitoring. . . .206Disclosure for purposes relating
to health
services .
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. .206Disclosure to Commonwealth, another State
or Commonwealth or
Stateentity. .
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. . . . . . . . . .207Disclosure to quality assurance
committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208Disclosure to allow chief executive to
act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208Disclosure of information for an
investigation under the Coroners Act208Arrangements about transfer
of information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209Maternal death statisticsDefinitionsDefinitions for
pt 1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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purposes of
collectionCollection .
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collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210Notifications
about maternal death
statisticsGiving
information to chief executive
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information may be required
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div 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212Confidentiality
of information .
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.213Disclosure under an Act or another law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213Disclosure under Act or with written
consent etc.. . . . . . . . . . . .213Disclosure of
confidential information in
the public
interest .
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and public
health monitoring. . . .214Disclosure for purposes relating
to health
services .
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or Commonwealth or
Stateentity. .
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. . . . . . . . . .215Disclosure to quality assurance
committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216Disclosure to allow chief executive to
act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216Disclosure of information for an
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2Division 1229Division 2230231232Division 3233234235236Division 4237238239240241242243244245246247248249250Part 3Division 1251252Division 2253Arrangements about transfer of
information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217Cancer notificationsDefinitionsDefinitions for
pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .217Establishment and purposes of
registerRegister . . .
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for keeping
of register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219Notifications about cancerApplication
of div
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219Notifications about cancer
to be
given to
chief executive. . . . . .219Directions to give notifications
about cancer to contractor. . . . .220Further information may be required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221ConfidentialityDefinitions for
div 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222Confidentiality of information
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. .223Disclosure under an Act or another law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223Disclosure under Act or with written
consent etc.. . . . . . . . . . . .223Disclosure of
confidential information in
the public
interest .
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and public
health monitoring. . . .224Disclosure for purposes relating
to health
services .
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. .224Disclosure to Commonwealth, another State
or Commonwealth or
Stateentity. .
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. . . . . . . . . .225Disclosure to quality assurance
committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226Disclosure to contractor or employee of
contractor for maintaining theregister. .
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executive to act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226Confidentiality of information
for contractors .
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.226Disclosure by contractor. .
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information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227Pap
Smear RegisterDefinitions
and applicationDefinitions for
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part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230Establishment and purposes
of registerPap Smear
Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231Page
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register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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to withhold, remove or change information in theregister. . . . . . . .
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. .232Duties of persons involved in
obtaining and testing Pap smears,histological
samples and HPV samplesInitial duty of person obtaining Pap
smear, histological sample or HPVsample . . .
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. .233Duty
if woman elects for her identifying and
clinical information not
to beincluded
in the
register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233Provider’s duty
if woman
previously elected for
information not to beincluded
in the
register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234Duty
of director to provide information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235Duties of chief executive concerning registered screening historiesand authority
to send
noticesDuty of chief executive
on receipt
of information .
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to particular women236Chief executive may send reminder notice to
woman’s health practitioner. . . . . . . .
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chief executive to remove registered screening history.236Duty
of chief executive to change identifying information . . . . .
.237Chief executive may request
information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237Confidentiality of, and access to,
registered screening histories ofwomenConfidentiality of information . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238Disclosure under an Act or another
law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239Disclosures about woman’s registered
screening history . . . . . .239Disclosure to Commonwealth, another State or
Commonwealth or Stateentity. . . . .
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.239Disclosure to quality assurance
committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240Disclosure to allow chief executive to
act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240Access to register by health
practitioners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241Access to register by directors of,
and nominated persons at, pathologylaboratories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241Unauthorised access to registered screening
histories . . . . . . . .243Health
practitioners, directors and nominated persons to keep
registeredscreening histories confidential .
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.243Chief executive to monitor access to information. . . . . . . . . . . .244Agreements and
arrangements about confidential
information, anddesignation of
particular personsAgreement
for sending
out notice
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