Public Health Act 1997. País/Territorio Australia Subdivisión territorial Australian Capital Territory Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1997 (2020) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act relating to public health, and for related purposes. Materia Medio ambiente gen., Agua Palabra clave Salud pública Institución Monitoreo Inspección Normas sobre calidad del agua Contaminación de las aguas dulces Abastecimiento de agua Manejo de recursos hídricos Agua potable Protección del medio ambiente Control de la contaminación Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 1 February 1998. Resumen This Act, consisting of 138 sections divided into ten Parts, must be construed and administered in accordance with the following objectives: a) the protection of the public from public health risks including those associated with facilities, equipment, products and activities not adequately controlled by another law of the Territory or a law of the Commonwealth; b) through the monitoring of health indicators, to provide the public with information about the health of the population and to design and implement appropriate policies and programs for the maintenance and improvement of the population’s health; c) the provision of a rapid response to public health risks; d) the exercise of functions under this Act in a professional and responsible way; e) the avoidance of any undue infringement of individual liberty and privacy in the exercise of functions under this Act. This Act must be taken to be consistent with a health law or an environment law to the extent that it is capable of operating concurrently with that law. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.legislation.act.gov.au Referencias - Legislación Implementado por Public Health (Emergency) Declaration 2020 (No. 1) Notifiable instrument NI 2020–153. Legislación | Australia | 2020 Palabra clave: Salud pública, Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos, Restricciones para el uso Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX