Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 1)

- made under the Public Health Act 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions—the dictionary  

   PART 2--COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL

           Division 2.1--—Key concepts

   4.      Immunisation against vaccine preventable diseases  
   5.      What is a vaccine preventable disease?  
   6.      Obligations on parents, guardians and responsible persons  
   7.      What is a child care centre?  

           Division 2.2--—Immunisation

   8.      Provision of immunisation history on enrolment at school  
   9.      Immunisation records kept by pre-secondary schools  
   10.     Change of immunisation status—notification  
   11.     Access to information about immunisation status  

           Division 2.3--—Vaccine preventable diseases in schools

   12.     Notice by school to parent or guardian, and chief health officer  
   13.     Exclusion of children from school  
   14.     Enforcement of exclusion  
   15.     School staff with vaccine preventable diseases  

           Division 2.4--—Schedule 1 conditions

   16.     Notice to school from parent or guardian—cases and contacts  
   17.     Exclusion from school or home-based care—cases  
   18.     Children with Schedule 1 conditions—precautions  
   19.     Exclusion from school or home-based care—contacts  
   20.     Contacts of children with Schedule 1 conditions—precautions  

           Division 2.5--—Transmissible notifiable conditions

   21.     Persons with transmissible notifiable conditions  

   PART 3--CERVICAL CYTOLOGY

           Division 3.1--—Cervical cytology register

   22.     What is registrable information?  
   23.     Participation in the cervical cancer prevention program  
   24.     Sending registrable information from the laboratory to the chief health officer  
   25.     Cervical cytology register  
   26.     Use of information on cervical cytology register  
   27.     Disclosure of identifying information—women  
   28.     Disclosure of identifying information—health practitioners and laboratories  
   29.     Deletion of material on cervical cytology register  

           Division 3.2--—The management committee

   30.     Definition  
   31.     Establishment  
   32.     Constitution  
   33.     Functions  
   34.     Powers  
   35.     Terms of appointment  
   36.     Appointment of chairperson and deputy chairperson  
   37.     Termination of appointment  
   38.     Acting members  
   39.     Meetings  
   40.     Procedure at meetings  
   41.     Conduct of business  

   PART 4--CANCER REPORTING

   42.     Notification of pathologist test results  
   43.     Notification of cancer cases at hospitals and nursing homes  
   44.     Further information from doctors  
   45.     Protection of persons giving cancer information  
   46.     Cancer register  
   47.     Disclosure of information on the cancer register  
   48.     Refusal of approval of access to registered information  
   49.     Confidentiality  

   PART 5--DRUG PREPARATION AND SUPPLY

           Division 5.1--—Application

   50.     Pharmaceutical businesses responsible for staff compliance  

           Division 5.2--—Advertising and supply

   51.     Sale of injurious drugs, articles and apparatus  
   52.     Supply of disinfectants and proprietary remedies  
   53.     Labelling disinfectants, germicides, antiseptics and preservatives  
   54.     Supply of adulterated drugs  

           Division 5.3--—Inspections

   55.     Inspection of drugs and appliances  

           Division 5.4--—Pharmaceutical workers

   56.     Medical examination of pharmaceutical workers  
   57.     Directions to pharmaceutical workers with transmissible conditions  
   58.     Transmissible conditions and bandages  
   59.     Personal cleanliness  
   60.     Offensive habits  

           Division 5.5--—Equipment and temperature control

   61.     Keeping equipment clean  
   62.     Temperature control  

           Division 5.6--—Pharmacies

   63.     Insanitary conditions  

           Division 5.7--—Miscellaneous

   64.     Supply by self or agent  

   PART 6--GENERAL SANITATION

           Division 6.1--—Animals and birds

   65.     Keeping animals and birds—insanitary conditions  
   66.     Keeping domestic birds  
   67.     Animal and bird diseases  

           Division 6.2--—Water supply

   68.     Protection of water supply  

           Division 6.3--—Toilets

   69.     Toilets not connected to the sewerage system  
   70.     Installation of septic tanks and chemical toilets  
   71.     Installation of chemical toilets—application of Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations  
   72.     Installation of non-chemical, non-flushing toilets  
   73.     Alteration of septic tanks and non-flushing toilets  
   74.     Installation of flushing toilets connected to septic tanks  
   75.     Connections with septic tanks  
   76.     Directions to replace or alter toilets  

   PART 7--PRIVATE HOSPITALS

   77.     Expiry  
   78.     What is a private hospital?  
   79.     Private hospitals to be registered  
   80.     Applications for registration  
   81.     Application for renewal of registration  
   82.     Further information  
   83.     Registration of private hospital  
   84.     Certificate of registration  
   85.     Suspension and cancellation of registration  
   86.     Inspections  
   87.     Provision of hospital equipment  
   88.     Patient attendants—transmissible conditions  
   89.     Medical record—information  
   90.     Inspection of medical record  
   91.     Failure to keep medical records accurately  
   92.     Communicating information learned from the medical record  
   93.     Saving—private hospitals registered before 1 January 2000  

   PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

   94.     Approved forms  
   95.     Repeals  
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           DICTIONARY