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Public Health Act 1997.

País/Territorio
Australia
Subdivisión territorial
Australian Capital Territory
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1997 (2020)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An 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