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Public Health Act 2016.

País/Territorio
Australia
Subdivisión territorial
Western Australia
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2016 (2022)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to protect, promote and improve the health and wellbeing of the public of Western Australia and to reduce the incidence of preventable illness, and for related purposes.
Materia
Desechos y sustancias peligrosas, General
Palabra clave
Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Responsabilidad/indemnización Salud pública Participación pública Principio de cautela Equidad Gobierno local Infracciones/sanciones Inspección Gobernanza Institución Monitoreo Sustancias peligrosas
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur
Resumen

The Act is organized in 20 Parts The objects of this Act are (a) to promote and improve public health and wellbeing and to prevent disease, injury, disability and premature death; and (b) to protect individuals and communities from diseases and other public health risks and to provide, to the extent reasonably practicable, a healthy environment for all Western Australians; and (c) to promote the provision of information to individuals and communities about public health risks; and (d) to encourage individuals and communities to plan for, create and maintain a healthy environment; and (e) to provide for the prevention or early detection of diseases and other public health risks, and certain other conditions of health; and (f) to support programmes and campaigns intended to improve public health; and (g) to facilitate the provision of information to decision-making authorities about public health risks and benefits to public health that may result from certain proposals; and (h) to provide for the collection, disclosure and use of information about the incidence and prevalence of diseases and other public health risks in the State, and certain other conditions of health, for research or public health purposes; and (i) to reduce the inequalities in public health of disadvantaged communities; and (j) to provide for functions relating to public health to be performed by the State and local governments.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.legislation.wa.gov.au

Referencias - Legislación

Implementado por

Public Health Regulations 2017.

Legislación | Australia | 2017 (2021)

Palabra clave: Salud pública, Pueblos indígenas, Responsabilidad/indemnización, Protección social

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX