Western Australia
Health Act 1911
Health (Notification of Lead Poisoning) Regulations 1985
Reprint 1: The regulations as at 2 April 2004
Guide for using this reprint
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Endnotes, Compilation table, and Table of provisions that have not come into operation
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Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as
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Western Australia
Health Act 1911
Health (Notification of Lead Poisoning) Regulations 1985
1.Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Health (Notification of Lead Poisoning) Regulations 1985 1.
2.Commencement
These regulations shall come into operation on the day of publication of the Health — Infectious Diseases Order (No. 2) 1985 1.
3.Interpretation
In these regulations unless the contrary intention appears —
“lead poisoning” means acute or chronic poisoning by taking of lead into the body.
4.Lead poisoning a prescribed condition of health
Lead poisoning is prescribed as a condition of health to which Part IXA applies.
5.Notification by medical practitioner
(1)Where a medical practitioner attends a person who is or may be suffering from lead poisoning the medical practitioner shall notify the Executive Director, Public Health upon the day on which he becomes aware of the person’s condition.
(2)Notice given under subregulation (1) in respect of any person shall be in writing and include —
(a)the full name, address and occupation of the person;
(b)sex and date of birth of the person;
(c)the date of presentation of the person and the grounds for diagnosis of lead poisoning or diagnosis of suspected lead poisoning; and
(d)the known or suspected source of the lead poisoning.
(3)A medical practitioner who contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence and is liable to a penalty which is not more than $1 000 and not less than —
(a)in the case of a first offence, $100;
(b)in the case of a second offence, $200; and
(c)in the case of a third or subsequent offence, $500.
6.Fee for notification
A fee of $2 is payable by the Minister to the medical practitioner in respect of each notice received by the Executive Director, Public Health under regulation 4 except that no fee shall be payable where a medical practitioner is a salaried employee of a government or public institution.
Notes
1This reprint is a compilation as at 2 April 2004 of the Health (Notification of Lead Poisoning) Regulations 1985 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.
Compilation table
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Citation
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Gazettal
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Commencement
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Health (Notification of Lead Poisoning) Regulations 1985
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24 May 1985 p. 1760
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24 May 1985 (see r. 2 and Gazette 24 May 1985 p. 1759)
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Health (Offences and Penalties) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1988 Pt. 8
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23 Dec 1988 p. 4970-5
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23 Dec 1988
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Reprint 1: The Health (Notification of Lead Poisoning) Regulations 1985 as at 2 Apr 2004 (includes amendments listed above)
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By Authority: JOHN A. STRIJK, Government Printer