Public Health Act 2016

Public Health Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2023

 

 

Public Health Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2023

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Regulations amended1

4.Regulation 3 amended1

 

Public Health Act 2016

Public Health Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2023

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.Citation

These regulations are the Public Health Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2023.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Public Health Regulations 2017.

4.Regulation 3 amended

In regulation 3 in the Table:

(a)delete the row relating to Carbapenem‑resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infection or colonisation and insert:

 

Carbapenemase‑producing Acinetobacter baumannii (CPAB) infection or colonisation

 

 

Carbapenemase‑producing Enterobacterales (CPE) infection or colonisation

 

 

Carbapenemase‑producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CPPA) infection or colonisation

 

 

 

(b)in the row relating to Human coronavirus with pandemic potential after “coronavirus” insert:

 

infection

 

(c)in the row relating to Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease (iGAS) delete “Group A Streptococcal Disease” and insert:

 

group A streptococcal disease

 

(d)in the row relating to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS‑CoV) infection delete “Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS‑CoV) infection” and insert:

 

respiratory syndrome (MERS)

 

(e)in the row relating to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) delete “Syncytial Virus (RSV)” and insert:

 

syncytial virus (RSV) infection

 

(f)in the row relating to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) delete “Acute Respiratory Syndrome” and insert:

 

acute respiratory syndrome

 

(g)in the row relating to Varicella‑Zoster virus infection (including Chickenpox and Shingles) delete “Varicella‑Zoster” and insert:

 

Varicella‑zoster

 

(h)in the row relating to Varicella‑Zoster virus infection (including Chickenpox and Shingles) delete “Chickenpox and Shingles)” and insert:

 

chickenpox and shingles)

 

K. COLLERAN, Clerk of the Executive Council