Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Country Resources General Health Legislation Queensland 1 December 2005 Legislation/regulation

This translation feature uses a third-party service. Please be advised that the machine-translated content may not be accurate. Translation only applies to this page and is not available for downloaded files or external links.

Print

Description

The aim of this Act is to protect and promote the health of the Queensland public. The Act provides the basic safeguards necessary to protect public health through cooperation between the State Government, local governments, health care providers and the community.

This is achieved by:
- preventing, controlling and reducing risks to public health
- providing for the identification of, and response to, notifiable conditions
- defining obligations on persons and particular health care facilities involved in the provision of declared health services to minimise infection risks
- providing for the notification by doctors and registered nurses of child abuse and neglect, and protecting children who have been harmed or are at risk of harm when they present at health service facilities
- collecting and managing particular health information, and establishing mechanisms for health information held by the department to be accessed for appropriate research
- inquiring into serious public health matters
- responding to public health emergencies
- providing for compliance with this Act to be monitored and enforced

Content

Related Items

• This item is an extension of Health Act 1937
• Public Health Regulation 2005 is related to this item