Division 1Division 1 Public health officers
121 Appointment of public health officers
The Director-General may appoint an individual to be the public health officer for a part of the State or for the purpose of exercising particular public health functions.
122 Functions of public health officers
(1) The public health officer for a part of the State has the following functions:(a) to investigate, and furnish reports to the Director-General on, matters affecting public health in that part of the State, if directed to do so by the Director-General,(b) to co-ordinate activities and local government authorities in that part of the State in relation to the reduction of any risks to public health in that part of the State,(c) to co-ordinate the activities of authorised officers in relation to the enforcement of this Act and the regulations within that part of the State,(d) such other functions as are conferred or imposed on the public health officer by or under this Act.(2) In the exercise of any such function, the public health officer is subject to the control and direction of the Director-General.(3) The public health officer for a part of the State may not exercise any function except in relation to matters concerning, or arising within, that part of the State.
123 Public health officers may give certain orders under Local Government Act 1993
(1) For the purpose of protecting public health, the public health officer for a part of the State may exercise the functions of a council to give orders Nos 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 22A and 25 under the Table to section 124 of the Local Government Act 1993.(2) The Local Government Act 1993 applies to and in respect of the exercise of such a function by a public health officer in the same way as it applies to and in respect of the exercise of such a function by a council.
124 Exercise by public health officers of functions of authorised officers
The public health officer for a part of the State may exercise any of the functions of an authorised officer.
125 Delegation of public health officer’s functions
The public health officer for a part of the State may delegate to any member of the NSW Health Service any of the public health officer’s functions, other than this power of delegation.