Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 7

The object is to be mainly achieved by—

(a) preventing, controlling and reducing risks to public health; and

(b) providing for the identification of, and response to, notifiable conditions; and

(c) imposing obligations on persons and particular health care facilities involved in the provision of declared health services to minimise infection risks; and

(d) providing for the notification by doctors and registered nurses of child abuse and neglect, and protecting children who have been harmed or are at risk of harm when the children present at health service facilities; and

(e) restricting the performance of cosmetic procedures on children; and

(f) collecting and managing particular health information, and establishing mechanisms for health information held by the department to be accessed for appropriate research; and

(g) inquiring into serious public health matters; and

(h) responding to public health emergencies; and

(i) providing for compliance with this Act to be monitored and enforced.