1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Orders and directions during state of emergency
5 Public health risks generally
6 Disinfection or destruction of articles
7 (Repealed)
8 Closure of premises
9 Directions to public authorities
10 Direction to exercise statutory function
Part 2A Provision and promotion of health services
10AA Definitions
10AB Proceedings for offences under this Part
10AC–10AI(Repealed)
Division 3 Health practitioners who are de-registered or subject to prohibition orders
10AJ Definitions
10AK Provision of health services by persons who are de-registered or subject to prohibition orders
10AL Advertising of health services if person is de-registered or subject to a prohibition order
10AM Codes of conduct for unregistered health practitioners
10AN Advertisement or promotion of health services
Part 2B Safety of drinking water
10A Definitions
Division 2 Functions of Chief Health Officer in relation to drinking water
10B Advice to public
10C Correction of misleading information
10D Chief Health Officer may delegate
Division 3 Functions of Director-General in relation to drinking water
10E Power to declare Chief Health Officer solely responsible for determining necessity for boil water advices
10F Power to enter and inspect premises of supplier
10G Power to require testing of drinking water
10H Power to require production of information
10I Closure of water supply
10IA Supply of water
10J Protection from liability
10K Evidentiary provision
10L Proceedings for offences under Part 2B
10M Regulations for the purposes of Part 2B
Part 3 Scheduled medical conditions
Division 1 General precautions
11 Precautions against spread of certain medical conditions
Division 2 Sexually transmissible medical conditions
12 Provision of information
13 Sexual intercourse—sexually transmissible medical condition
Division 3 Notification and treatment of certain medical conditions
14 Medical practitioner to notify certain scheduled medical conditions
15 Offence
16 Notification of test results—Category 3 medical condition
Division 4 Category 5 medical condition
17 Protection of identity
18 District Court may authorise disclosure of name and address
19 Notice by Director-General requiring disclosure of name and address
Division 5 Death from scheduled medical condition
20 Notification of certain deaths
Division 6 Public health orders—Categories 4 and 5
21 Definitions
22 Power to require medical examination
23 Making of public health order
24 Duration of public health order
25 Tribunal to review certain public health orders
26 Tribunal may continue public health order
27 Conditions applicable if person detained
28 Offence to contravene public health order
29 Apprehension of person who contravenes public health order
30 Action following apprehension or surrender
31 Revocation of public health order by authorised medical practitioner
32 Restriction on making of further public health order
33 Apprehension of escapee
34 Unlawful release from detention
35 Restrictions on publication
36 Inspection of medical records
37 Proceedings—Divisions 2 and 3
38 Proceedings—Division 6
39 Representation in proceedings under Division 6
Division 8 Other applications to Administrative Decisions Tribunal
40 Applications to Tribunal for review of action or direction of Minister
41 Applications to Tribunal for review of public health order relating to Category 4 medical condition
42 (Repealed)
Part 3A Control of vaccine preventable diseases
42A Definitions
42B Responsibilities of principals of schools with respect to immunisation
42C Responsibilities of directors of child care facilities with respect to immunisation
42D Duties of principals and directors when there is an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease
42E Definitions
Division 2 New South Wales Pap Test Register
42F New South Wales Pap Test Register
42G Object of establishing Register
42H Contents of Register
42I Use of information in Register
42J Disclosure of identifying particulars in conjunction with test result
42K Provision of information for inclusion in Register
Division 3 Right to anonymity in Register
42L Application of Division
42M Woman may elect not to be identified in Register
42N Removal of identifying particulars from Register
42O Withholding of identifying particulars
42P Health practitioner to provide information about Register
43 Purpose of Part 4
44 Definitions
45 Installation of system
46 Operation and maintenance of system
47 Powers of authorised officers
48 Directions to carry out maintenance requirements
49 Failure to comply with directions
50 Proceedings for offences under Part 4
51 Skin penetration procedures—power of environmental health officers to enter and inspect premises
52 Nursing requirements for nursing homes
53–61P(Repealed)
Division 1 Medical officers of health
62 Nomination of medical officers of health
62A Appointment of acting medical officers of health
63 Medical districts
64 Inspection of, and extracts from, certain registers
65 Inspection of premises
66 Reports by medical officers of health
67 Exercise by medical officer of health of functions of environmental health officer
Division 2 Notifications by hospitals
68 Definitions
69 Chief executive officer to provide information
Division 3 Inspections and inquiries
70 Inspection of records
71 Inquiries by Director-General
72 Powers of entry
73 Search warrants
74 Obstruction or assault of officers and others
75 Disclosure of information
76 Service of notices and other documents
77 Exclusion of personal liability
78 Offences by corporations
79 Proceedings for offences
80 Amendment of Schedules
81 Act binds the Crown
82 Regulations
83 Repeal of Public Health (Amendment) Act 1989 No 86
84 Savings and transitional provisions
Schedule 1 Scheduled medical conditions
Schedule 3 Notifiable diseases