Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020
Western Australia
Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020
Contents
1.Short title2
2.Commencement2
3.Act amended2
4.Section 3 amended2
5.Section 4 amended2
6.Section 7 amended3
7.Section 10 amended3
8.Section 12 amended3
9.Section 15 amended3
10.Section 19 amended3
11.Section 22 amended4
12.Section 26 amended4
13.Section 27 amended4
14.Section 28 amended5
15.Section 29 amended5
16.Section 30 amended5
17.Section 31 amended5
18.Section 32 amended5
Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020
An Act to amend the Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Act 2014 in response to the COVID‑19 pandemic.
[Assented to 21 May 2020]
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
This is the Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020.
This Act comes into operation as follows —
(a)sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;
(b)the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.
This Act amends the Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Act 2014.
In section 3 delete “blood” (each occurrence).
(1)In section 4 delete the definition of qualified person.
(2)In section 4 insert in alphabetical order:
qualified person means —
(a)the holder of —
(i)a Certificate III in Pathology Collection from a college as defined in the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 section 5(1); or
(ii)an equivalent qualification from an institution based in another State or Territory or overseas;
or
(b)in relation to the taking of a sample of a particular type — a person, or class of persons, prescribed for the taking of that type of sample;
sample means a sample of blood, saliva, mucus, respiratory secretions or other material taken from a person;
In section 7(1) in the definition of disease test approval delete “blood”.
In section 10(2):
(a)in paragraph (b) delete “of the suspected transferor’s blood;” and insert:
from the suspected transferor;
(b)in paragraphs (d) and (e) delete “blood”.
In section 12 delete “blood” (each occurrence).
In section 15 in the definition of disease test order delete “blood”.
(1)In section 19(1)(b) delete “blood”.
(2)In section 19(2):
(a)in paragraph (b) delete “of the suspected transferor’s blood;” and insert:
from the suspected transferor;
(b)in paragraphs (d) and (e) delete “blood”.
(1)In section 22(2):
(a)in paragraph (a) delete “blood”;
(b)in paragraph (b) delete “that blood” and insert:
the
(2)In section 22(3) delete “blood”.
(1)In section 26(1), (2) and (3) delete “blood”.
(2)In section 26(4) delete “a blood” and insert:
the
(3)In section 26(5) delete “blood”.
Note:The heading to amended section 26 is to read:
Taking samples under disease test authorisation
(1)In section 27(1) delete “blood”.
(2)In section 27(2) delete “a blood” and insert:
the
Note:The heading to amended section 27 is to read:
Analysis of samples
In section 28 delete “a blood sample under a” and insert:
the sample under the
In section 29(2) delete “blood”.
In section 30 delete “blood”.
Note:The heading to amended section 30 is to read:
Prohibition on use of samples for other purposes
In section 31(2)(c) delete “blood”.
In section 32(2) delete “blood”.
Note:The heading to section 16 is to read:
Application for order for testing of suspected transferor
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