Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT 2007 - SECT 13

Public health events of national significance (other than overseas mass casualties)

  (1)   The Minister may take action under subsection   (2) if:

  (a)   a responsible Commonwealth, State or Territory body gives the National Focal Point information relating to a public health event of national significance (other than an overseas mass casualty); and

  (b)   the Minister considers that it is appropriate to take action under subsection   (2) for a permissible purpose referred to in paragraph   8(a) or (b).

  (2)   The Minister may:

  (a)   notify any responsible Commonwealth, State or Territory body that is affected, or might be affected, by the event; and

  (b)   give such bodies any relevant information that is available to the Minister in relation to the event; and

  (c)   liaise with such bodies in relation to the event.

Overseas mass casualties

  (3)   The Minister may take action under subsection   (4) if:

  (a)   a responsible Commonwealth, State or Territory body gives the National Focal Point information relating to an overseas mass casualty; and

  (b)   the Minister considers that it is appropriate to take action under subsection   (4) for a permissible purpose referred to in paragraph   8(c) or (d).

  (4)   The Minister may:

  (a)   notify any responsible Commonwealth, State or Territory body that is affected, or might be affected, by the overseas mass casualty; and

  (b)   give such bodies any relevant information that is available to the Minister in relation to the overseas mass casualty; and

  (c)   liaise with such bodies in relation to the overseas mass casualty.

Cases of listed human diseases

  (5)   The Minister may take action under subsection   (6) if:

  (a)   a responsible Commonwealth, State or Territory body gives the National Focal Point information relating to one or more cases or potential cases of a listed human disease; or

  (b)   the Minister considers that it is appropriate to take action under subsection   (6) for a permissible purpose referred to in paragraph   8(e) or (f).

  (6)   The Minister may:

  (a)   notify any responsible Commonwealth, State or Territory body that is affected, or might be affected, by the case or potential case of the listed human disease; and

  (b)   give such bodies any relevant information that is available to the Minister in relation to the case or potential case of the listed human disease; and

  (c)   liaise with such bodies in relation to the case or the potential case of the listed human disease.