📜 Health Amendment Bill 2005
Assented toLABill 117 April 2005
The Health Amendment Bill 2005 amends the Health Act 1911 to improve communicable disease notification, facilitate public health programs, and update requirements related to venereal diseases. It includes nurse practitioners in disease notification and updates laboratory reporting requirements.
Impact
Medical practitioners, nurse practitioners, pathology laboratories, and the Department of Health will be affected. The changes aim to improve public health by enhancing disease surveillance and control.
Key Changes
["Requires pathology laboratories to notify the Executive Director, Public Health (EDPH) of infectious diseases.", "Includes nurse practitioners in the obligation to notify the EDPH of infectious and venereal diseases.", "Replaces sections 276 and 300 of the Health Act 1911 to improve information available for communicable disease prevention.", "Repeals outdated requirements relating to the treatment of venereal diseases."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA Second Reading MovedLA7 Apr 2005
- LA IntroducedLA7 Apr 2005
- LA Third ReadingLA25 May 2005
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA25 May 2005
- LC Second Reading MovedLC21 June 2005
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC30 May 2006
- LC Third ReadingLC1 June 2006
Affected Sectors
healthpublic_sector
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