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Public Health Act 1997.

Pays/Territoire
Australie
Sous-division territoriale
Australian Capital Territory
Type du document
Législation
Date
1997 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act relating to public health, and for related purposes.
Sujet
Environnement gén., Eau
Mot clé
Santé publique Institution Monitorage Inspection Normes de qualité de l'eau Pollution des eaux douces Approvisionnement en eau Gestion des resources en eau douce Eau potable Protection de l’environnement Lutte contre la pollution
Aire géographique
Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océan Indien, Océanie, Pacifique Sud
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 1 February 1998.
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.legislation.act.gov.au

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Public Health (Emergency) Declaration 2020 (No. 1) Notifiable instrument NI 2020–153.

Législation | Australie | 2020

Mot clé: Santé publique, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Restrictions à l'utilisation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX