Health Acts 1956-1993 (By Parliamentary Counsel)
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Schedule(s)
1 THE HEALTH ACT 1956:
THE HEALTH ACT 1956:
1 Short Title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Power of Governor-General in Council to amend Schedules
I: Administration
Ministry of Health
4 Repealed
5 Repealed
5A Repealed
5B Repealed
6 Repealed
6A Repealed
7 Repealed
7A Medical Officers of Health and other officers
8 Conservation of public health in areas outside jurisdiction of local authorities
9 Repealed
9A Repealed
10 Repealed
11 Repealed
11A Repealed
12_18 Repealed
18A Repealed
Health Districts
19 Health districts
20 Repealed
21 Evidence of authority of Medical Officer or Health Protection Officer
22 Certain officers to have functions of Medical Officers of Health
22A Repealed
Personal Information
22B Interpretation
22C Disclosure of health information
22D Duty to provide health information
22E Duty to provide information for purposes of blood transfusion services
22F Communication of information for diagnostic and other purposes
22G Inspection of records
22H Anonymous health information
22I Offence to fail to retain health information
22J Expiry of section 22I
II: Powers and Duties of Local Authorities
23 General powers and duties of local authorities in respect of public health
24 Governor-General may exempt certain local authorities
Sanitary Works
25 Local authority to provide sanitary works
26 Repealed
27 Local authority may raise loans for sanitary works
27A Grants and subsidies for refuse disposal works, sewerage works, and water supplies
Appointment of Environmental Health Officers
28 Appointment of Environmental Health Officers by local authorities
Nuisances
29 Nuisances defined for purposes of this Act
30 Penalties for permitting or causing nuisances
31 Provisions of this Act as to nuisances to be in addition to other rights
32 Provisions of this Act as to nuisances to apply to Crown
33 Proceedings in respect of nuisances
34 Power to abate nuisance without notice
35 Proceedings when nuisance caused by default outside district
Refuse and Sanitary Services
36_38 Repealed
Buildings
39 Requirements of dwellinghouses as to supply of water and sanitary conveniences
40 Repealed
41 Owners or occupiers may be required to cleanse premises
42 Local authority may require repairs and issue closing order
43 Appeal against closing order
44 Issue of closing order by Medical Officer of Health
45 Determination of closing order
46 Closing order for premises owned by local authority
47 Failure to comply with closing order
48_52 Repealed
53 Repealed
53A Mortgagee may do acts required of owner
Provisions where owner is a trustee
Advances by council to owners
Offensive Trades
54 Restrictions on carrying on offensive trade
55 Appeal against decision of local authority or Medical Officer of Health
56 Repealed
Animals
57 Repealed
58 Restrictions on establishment of stock saleyards
59 Appeal against decision of local authority or Medical Officer of Health
Pollution of Watercourses, etc.
60 Pollution of water supply
61 Control of watercourses, etc
62 Supply of water from polluted source
63 Powers of Director-General as to polluted water supply
Bylaws
64 Bylaws
65 General provisions as to bylaws
65A Effect of Building Act 1991 on bylaws
66 Penalties for breach of bylaws
67 Mode of making bylaws
68 Copies of bylaws to be available
69 Repealed
III: Infectious and Notifiable Diseases
70 Special powers of Medical Officer of Health
71 Powers of Medical Officer of Health on outbreak of infectious disease
72 Penalties for obstructing Medical Officer of Health
73 Medical Officer of Health may cause sanitary works to be undertaken
74 Medical practitioners to give notice of cases of notifiable disease
74A National Cervical Screening Register
75 Duty of occupier of premises as to infectious disease
76 Duty of master of vessel in harbour as to infectious disease
77 Medical Officer of Health may enter premises
78 Director-General of Health may order post-mortem examination
79 Isolation of persons likely to spread infectious disease
80 Offences in respect of infectious or communicable diseases
81 Power of local authority to disinfect premises
82 Medical Officer of Health may order premises to be disinfected
83 Infected articles may be destroyed
84 Establishment of mortuaries and disinfecting stations
85 Notice of death from infectious disease
86 Duties of local authorities as to burials
87 Compensation for persons injuriously affected
87A Communicable diseases occurring in animals
Venereal Disease
88 Persons suffering from venereal disease to undergo treatment
89 Duty of medical practitioner as to patient suffering from venereal disease
90 Treatment of children
91 Persons other than registered medical practitioners treating venereal disease
III: Trading in Human Blood
92 Infecting any person with venereal disease
IIIA: Trading in Human Blood
92A Interpretation
92B Trading in own blood prohibited
92C Collection of blood
92D Charging for administered blood
92E Exemptions
92F Delegation by Minister
92G Unauthorised advertising prohibited
92H Liability of principals and agents
92I Certain documents to be prima facie evidence
92J Blood transfusion trust
92K Exemption from Part II of Commerce Act 1986
IV: Quarantine
93 Repealed
94 Places of inspection for ships
95 Infected places
96 Ships and aircraft liable to quarantine
97 Persons liable to quarantine
98 Continuance of liability to quarantine
99 Restrictions applying while ship liable to quarantine
100 Quarantine signal for ships
101 Inspection of ship or aircraft liable to quarantine
102 Ship's declaration of health
103 Repealed
104 Repealed
105 Ship arriving from infected place
106 Ship with quarantinable disease on board
107 Grant of pratique
108 Persons suffering from quarantinable disease
109 Infected baggage or stores
110 Disinfection and fumigation of ships
111 Power to board any ship and inspect
112 Offences
V: Air Pollution
113 Repealed
114__115 Repealed
116 Repealed
VI: Regulations
117 Regulations as to public health
118 Regulations as to quarantine
119 Regulations as to noxious substances and gases and dangerous goods
120 Regulations as to registration
120A Regulations as to homes and day-care centres for aged persons
120B Regulations as to camping grounds
120C Regulations as to housing improvement and overcrowding
121 Regulations as to qualifications of Environmental Health Officers appointed by local authorities
121A Regulations as to retention of health information
122 Special provisions as to regulations
VII: Miscellaneous Provisions
123 Powers of Board of Health on default by local authority
123A Mandamus
124 Constitution and powers of Boards of Appeal
125 Medical examination of children
126 Infirm and neglected persons
126A Repealed
126B Blood transfusions
127 Attendance of Medical Officer of Health at meetings of local authorities
128 Power of entry and inspection
128A Building Act 1991
129 Protection of persons acting under authority of Act
130 Expenses of local authorities
131 Service of documents
132 Procedure in respect of charges on land
132A Bursaries
133 Obstruction of officers
134 Failure to disclose name of owner or occupier
135 Interference by owner or occupier
136 General penalty for offences
137 Offences punishable on summary conviction
138 Other Acts not affected
139 Consequential amendments
140 Repeals and savings
2 FIRST SCHEDULE: Infectious Diseases
3 FIRST SCHEDULE: part ii other infectious diseases
4 SECOND SCHEDULE: Diseases Notifiable to Medical Officer of Health ( Other than Notifiable Infectious Diseases )
5 SECOND SCHEDULE: Diseases Notifiable to Medical Officer of Health ( Other than Notifiable Infectious Diseases )
6 THIRD SCHEDULE: Offensive Trades
7 FOURTH SCHEDULE: Chemical Works
8 FIFTH SCHEDULE: Noxious or Offensive Gases
9 SIXTH SCHEDULE:
10 SEVENTH SCHEDULE: Enactments Repealed
11 EIGHTH SCHEDULE: Regulations and Notices Revoked
Amending Act/Rule(s)
1 The Health Amendment Act 1960
2 untitled amendment
3 untitled amendment
4 untitled amendment
5 untitled amendment
6 untitled amendment
Index
12 : Enactments Amended
7 The Health Amendment Act 1961
8 untitled amendment
9 untitled amendment
10 The Health Amendment Act 1962
11 untitled amendment
12 untitled amendment
13 untitled amendment
13 untitled schedule
14 The Health Amendment Act 1964
15 untitled amendment
16 untitled amendment
17 untitled amendment
18 untitled amendment
19 untitled amendment
20 untitled amendment
21 untitled amendment
22 untitled amendment
23 untitled amendment
24 untitled amendment
25 untitled amendment
26 untitled amendment
27 untitled amendment
28 The Health Amendment Act 1967
29 untitled amendment
30 untitled amendment
31 untitled amendment
32 The Health Amendment Act 1971
33 untitled amendment
34 untitled amendment
35 untitled amendment
36 The Health Amendment Act 1972
37 untitled amendment
38 untitled amendment
39 untitled amendment
40 The Health Amendment Act 1973
41 untitled amendment
42 untitled amendment
43 untitled amendment
Health Act 1956:
Index
5 untitled record
6 Repealed by s. 28 (2) (b) of the Health Amendment Act 1993.
7 Repealed by s. 92 (2) of the Building Act 1991.
44 The Health Amendment Act 1975
1 Short Title
2 Impliedly repealed by s. 3 (1) (e) of the Health Amendment Act 1993.
45 The Health Amendment Act 1976
1 Short Title
2 untitled record
46 The Health Amendment Act 1978
1 Short Title
2 This section inserted para. (ka) in s. 29 of the principal Act.
47 The Health Amendment Act 1979
1 Short Title
2 untitled record
3 untitled record
4 untitled record
5 This section, which inserted Part IIIA (comprising ss. 92A-92F) in the principal Act, was repealed by s. 27 (2) of the Health Amendment Act 1993.
6 Repealed by s. 92 (2) of the Building Act 1991.
7 untitled record
8 This section amended s. 125 (2) of the principal Act.
9 Certain maximum penalties increased
14 : Provisions Amended By Increasing Penalty
48 The Health Amendment Act 1982
49 Short Title and commencement
50 untitled amendment
51 Repealed by s. 92 (2) of the Building Act 1991.
52 Port Health Officers abolished
53 New First Schedule substituted
54 New Second Schedule substituted
55 Repeal and revocations
15 FIRST SCHEDULE: Amendments Consequential Upon Abolition of Port Health Officers
16 SECOND SCHEDULE: New First Schedule Substituted in Principal Act
17 THIRD SCHEDULE: New Second Schedule Substituted in Principal Act
18 FOURTH SCHEDULE: Orders Revoked
56 The Health Amendment Act (No. 2) 1982
57 Short Title and commencement
58 Repealed by s. 3 (3) (b) of the Health Amendment Act 1987.
59 Repealed by s. 3 (2) (c) of the Health Amendment Act 1993.
60 Repealed by s. 4 (4) of the Health Amendment Act 1988.
61 The Health Amendment Act 1987
62 Short Title and commencement
63 Department of Health
64 Repealed by s. 3 (2) (d) of the Health Amendment Act 1993.
65 Certain references in other enactments consequentially changed
66 Consequential amendments
67 Repealed by s. 4 (4) of the Health Amendment Act 1988.
68 Repealed by s. 3 (2) (d) of the Health Amendment Act 1993.
69 Repealed by s. 8 (2) of the Health Amendment Act 1993.
70 untitled amendment
71 untitled amendment
72 untitled amendment
73 Keeping of animals
74 Aircraft declaration
75 Repealed by s. 92 (2) of the Building Act 1991.
76 Repeal
19 FIRST SCHEDULE: Enactments Amended
20 SECOND SCHEDULE: Amendments to Principal Act to Transfer Certain Powers from the Board of Health to the Minister
21 THIRD SCHEDULE: Amendments to Principal Act to Transfer Certain Powers from the Board of Health to the Director-General
77 The Health Amendment Act 1987
78 Short Title and commencement
79 untitled amendment
80 The Health Amendment Act 1988
81 Short Title and commencement
82 untitled amendment
83 untitled amendment
84 Board of Health abolished
85 untitled amendment
86 untitled amendment
87 untitled amendment
88 Service of documents by post
22 PART I: Amendments Consequential Upon Abolition of Board of Health
89 The Health Amendment Act 1993
90 Short Title and commencement
91 (1) This subsection substituted a new definition for the definition of the term ``Director-General'' in s. 2 (1) of the principal Act
92 Repeal of provisions relating to Department of Health
93 untitled amendment
94 untitled amendment
95 Repeal of provisions relating to delegations, committees, and annual report
96 untitled amendment
97 Repeal of provision requiring Medical Officer of Health for every health district
98 untitled amendment
99 untitled amendment
100 untitled amendment
101 untitled amendment
102 untitled amendment
103 untitled amendment
104 untitled amendment
105 Repeal of provision restricting use of materials for building
106 untitled amendment
107 Repeal of provision relating to duties and powers of Harbour Boards
108 untitled amendment
109 Medical practitioners to give notice of cases of notifiable disease
110 untitled amendment
111 Isolation of person likely to spread infectious disease
112 Medical Officer of Health may order premises to be disinfected
113 Establishment of mortuaries and disinfecting stations
114 untitled amendment
115 untitled amendment
116 untitled amendment
117 untitled amendment
118 untitled amendment
119 untitled amendment
120 untitled amendment
121 untitled amendment
122 untitled amendment
123 untitled amendment
124 untitled amendment
125 untitled amendment
126 Persons attempting to commit suicide
127 Ministry of Health
THE HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1993:
128 untitled amendment
129 Short Title and commencement
130 untitled amendment
131 untitled amendment
132 untitled amendment
THE HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT (No. 3) 1993:
133 Short Title and commencement
134 Nuisances defined for purposes of this Act
135 untitled amendment