Health Act 1911

Health (Notification of Intussusception) Regulations 2007

 

Health (Notification of Intussusception) Regulations 2007

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Interpretation1

4.Intussusception a prescribed condition of health1

5.Notification by medical practitioner1

6.Notification by other persons2

Notes

Compilation table4

 

Health Act 1911

Health (Notification of Intussusception) Regulations 2007

1.Citation

These regulations are the Health (Notification of Intussusception) Regulations 2007 1.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation on 1 July 2007.

3.Interpretation

In these regulations unless the contrary intention appears —

approved form means a form approved by the Executive Director;

Executive Director means the Executive Director, Public Health;

intussusception means the invagination of a proximal portion of the small bowel into a distal small bowel resulting in presentation with an acute abdominal condition.

4.Intussusception a prescribed condition of health

Intussusception is prescribed as a condition of health to which the Act Part IXA applies.

5.Notification by medical practitioner

(1)In this regulation —

initial consultation, in relation to a person who is diagnosed by a medical practitioner as suffering intussusception, means the first consultation with the medical practitioner leading to that diagnosis.

(2)A medical practitioner who diagnoses a person as suffering intussusception must, in accordance with subregulation (3), notify the Executive Director of the diagnosis within 14 days after that diagnosis is confirmed by ultrasound, barium, air enema or other medical imaging.

Penalty: a fine of not more than $1 000 and not less than —

(a)for a first offence, $100;

(b)for a second offence, $200;

(c)for a third or subsequent offence, $500.

(3)The notice must be in an approved form and must include — 

(a)the full name and address of the person; and

(b)the sex and date of birth of the person; and

(c)the indigenous status of the person; and

(d)the full vaccination history of the person; and

(e)the date of the person’s initial consultation; and

(f)the grounds for the diagnosis; and

(g)any other information relevant to establishing the underlying cause or predisposing factors for the development of the intussusception, including any radiological examinations, pathology investigations or other clinical information.

6.Notification by other persons

(1)Where —

(a)under regulation 5 the Executive Director has been notified of a diagnosis of intussusception; and

(b)the Executive Director suspects, on reasonable grounds, that a person is able to provide any relevant information that would assist the Executive Director in facilitating the objects of the Act Part IXA,

the Executive Director may request that person to provide the information.

(2)The person must, within 14 days after receiving the request, provide the information to the Executive Director.

Penalty: a fine of not more than $1 000 and not less than —

(a)for a first offence, $100;

(b)for a second offence, $200;

(c)for a third or subsequent offence, $500.

 

Notes

1This is a compilation of the Health (Notification of Intussusception) Regulations 2007. The following table contains information about those regulations.

Compilation table

Citation

Gazettal

Commencement

Health (Notification of Intussusception) Regulations 2007

18 May 2007 p. 2254-6

1 Jul 2007 (see r. 2)

 

 

Defined terms

 

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined termProvision(s)

approved form3

Executive Director3

initial consultation5(1)

intussusception3