Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsabnormal Pap smear, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
administering executive means—
(a) for a person appointed under this Act as an authorised person or contact tracing officer by the chief executive—the chief executive; or
(b) for a person appointed under this Act as an authorised person by a chief executive officer—the chief executive officer; or
(c) for a person appointed under this Act as an authorised person by 2 or more chief executive officers—the chief executive officers jointly.
anonymity code, for chapter 3, see section 62.
approved form means a form approved by the chief executive or the chief executive officer of a local government.
approved inspection program see section 427.
approved laboratory means a laboratory approved by the chief executive under section 434.
approved provider, for chapter 5, see section 158.
approved quality assurance committee means a quality assurance committee declared to be an approved quality assurance committee under the Health Services Act 1991, section 31.
authorised person means a person appointed as an authorised person under section 377.
baby, for chapter 6, part 1, see section 214.
baby born alive, for chapter 6, part 1, see section 214.
baby not born alive, for chapter 6, part 1, see section 214.
behavioural order means a behavioural order by a magistrate under chapter 3, part 5, division 3.
biomedical study, for chapter 6, part 4, see section 280.
business contact information, for chapter 3, part 3, division 2, see section 98.
business contact information requirement, for chapter 3, part 3, division 2, see section 98.
cancer, for chapter 6, see section 229.
care and treatment order, for chapter 5, see section 158.
carer, for chapter 5, see section 158.
centre based service, for chapter 5, see section 158.
chairperson, for chapter 7, see section 293.
chief executive (child safety), for chapter 5, see section 158.
chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of a local government.
chief executive's authorisation, for chapter 2, part 4, see section 36(2).
chief executive's order, for chapter 3, see section 112.
chief health officer see the Health Services Act 1991, section 57B.
child means an individual under 18 years.
child care service, for chapter 5, see section 158.
clinical and applied study, for chapter 6, part 4, see section 280.
clinical diagnosis notifiable condition see section 62.
clinical information, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
clinical management, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
collection, for part 6, division 1, see section 214.
commencement, for chapter 4, see section 147.
confidential information—
(a) for chapter 2, part 5, division 4, see section 53; or
(b) for chapter 3, part 2, division 3, see section 76; or
(c) for chapter 3, part 3, division 3, see section 104; or
(d) for chapter 5, part 2, division 3, see section 174; or
(e) for chapter 6, part 1, division 4, see section 219; or
(f) for chapter 6, part 2, division 4, see section 237; or
(g) for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
contact information, for chapter 3, part 3, division 2, see section 98.
contact information requirement, for chapter 3, part 3, division 2, see section 98.
contact tracing officer means a person appointed as a contact tracing officer under section 90.
contagious condition, for chapter 5, see section 158.
contractor, for chapter 6, part 2, see section 229.
controlled notifiable condition see section 63.
controlled notifiable conditions declaration, for chapter 8, see section 315.
controlled notifiable conditions order, for chapter 3, see section 62.
conviction means a finding of guilt or the acceptance of a plea of guilty by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
cosmetic procedure, for chapter 5A, see section 213A.
declared health service, for chapter 4, see section 147.
declared public health emergency, for chapter 8, see section 315.
delivery, for chapter 6, part 1, see section 214.
designated medical officer, for chapter 5, see section 158.
designated person, for chapter 6, part 1, see section 214.
designated pests means any of the following—
(a) mosquitos;
(b) rats;
(c) mice;
(d) other animals prescribed under a regulation.
detention order—
(a) for chapter 3, means a detention order by a magistrate under chapter 3, part 5, division 4; or
(b) for chapter 8, see section 315.
director, of a pathology laboratory, means the person who has effective control of—
(a) the laboratory premises, whether or not the person has an interest in the premises; and
(b) the use of equipment used at the laboratory; and
(c) the work performed by the staff in the laboratory.
disclosure section, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
document certification requirement see section 418(5).
document production requirement see section 418(6).
drinking water—
1 Drinking water means water, for human consumption, intended primarily as water for drinking, whether or not the water is used for other purposes.
2 Drinking water does not include—
(a) water that is food as defined under the Food Act 2006; or
(b) water taken or supplied for domestic purposes under the Water Act 2000.
drinking water service provider means a drinking water service provider under the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008.
dwelling does not include land around a dwelling.
education and care service, for chapter 5, see section 158.
educator, for chapter 5, see section 158.
emergency notifiable condition, for chapter 8, see section 315.
emergency officer see section 315.
emergency officer (general), for chapter 8, see section 315.
emergency officer (medical), for chapter 8, see section 315.
enforcement order means an enforcement order made under chapter 2, part 3, division 3.
entity of the state means—
(a) for chapter 3, part 2, division 3, see section 76; or
(b) for chapter 6, part 1, division 4, see section 219; or
(c) for chapter 6, part 2, division 4, see section 237; or
(d) for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
environmental health event, for chapter 2, part 5, see section 47.
environmental health event register, for chapter 2, part 5, see section 48.
epidemiological study, for chapter 6, part 4, see section 280.
evaluation and planning study, for chapter 6, part 4, see section 280.
executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management, whether or not the person is a director or the person's position is given the name of executive officer.
exotic disease has the meaning given in the Exotic Diseases in Animals Act 1981.
family day care co-ordinator, for chapter 5, see section 158.
family day care service, for chapter 5, see section 158.
government entity has the meaning given in the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993.
greywater means wastewater from a bath, basin, kitchen, laundry or shower, whether or not the wastewater is contaminated with human waste.
harm, for chapter 5, see section 158.
health care facility see section 149.
health information held by the department means—
(a) information held by the department about a person's health or the provision of a health service to a person; or
(b) information about a person's health or the provision of a health service to the person obtained by the department under this Act or another Act; or
(c) for chapter 6, part 4, information about a person's health or the provision of a health service to a person held or obtained by a contractor for the contractor to keep the Queensland Cancer Register.
health practitioner, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
health service employee means a person appointed under the Health Services Act 1991, section 24.
health service facility, for chapter 5, see section 158.
histological sample, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
histology test, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
home based service, for chapter 5, see section 158.
hospital means a public sector hospital, a private health facility or the Mater Misericordiae Public Hospitals.
HPV, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
HPV sample, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
HPV test, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
human research ethics committee means a committee formed in accordance with requirements prescribed under a regulation.
ICMP, for chapter 4, see section 147.
identifying information, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
improvement notice see section 57A(2).
information—
(a) for chapter 2, part 5, division 4, see section 53; or
(b) for chapter 3, part 2, division 3, see section 76; or
(c) for chapter 3, part 3, division 3, see section 104; or
(d) for chapter 5, part 2, division 3, see section 174; or
(e) for chapter 6, part 1, division 4, see section 219; or
(f) for chapter 6, part 2, division 4, see section 237; or
(g) for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
initial examination order means an initial examination order by a magistrate under chapter 3, part 5, division 2.
invasive procedure, for chapter 4, see section 147.
issuing authority means—
(a) if a matter is done by a person for a local government, the local government; or
(b) if a matter is done by the chief executive or by a person for the chief executive, the chief executive.
licensee, for chapter 5, see section 158.
local government public health risk, for chapter 2, see section 10.
midwife, for chapter 6, part 1, see section 214.
mobile premises, for chapter 4, see section 147.
monitoring and surveillance study, for chapter 6, part 4, see section 280.
motor vehicle means a vehicle for which registration is required under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 1999 and includes a caravan and a trailer.
nominated person, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
notice means a written notice.
notifiable condition see section 64.
Notifiable Conditions Register see section 62.
notifiable disease see the Stock Act 1915.
notification about cancer, for chapter 6, part 2, see section 229.
obstruct includes hinder and attempt to obstruct or hinder.
occupier, of a place, includes a person who reasonably appears to be an occupier, or in charge, of the place.
operator, of a health care facility, for chapter 4, see section 147.
owner, of land, has the meaning given in the Local Government Act 2009.
panel, for chapter 7, see section 293.
Pap smear, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
Pap Smear Register, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
Pap smear test, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
parent, of a child, for chapter 5, see section 158.
pathological diagnosis notifiable condition, for chapter 3, see section 62.
pathology laboratory includes premises used for the pathological examination of Pap smears, histological samples, blood or other specimens of human origin.
pathology request notifiable condition, for chapter 3, see section 62.
Perinatal Statistics Collection see section 214.
person in charge—
(a) for a school, for chapter 5, see section 158; or
(b) for an education and care service, see section 158; or
(c) for a child care service, for chapter 5, see section 158.
place includes premises and vacant land.
premises includes—
(a) a building or other structure; and
(b) a part of a building or other structure; and
(c) a vehicle; and
(d) a caravan.
prescribed period, for a contagious condition, for chapter 5, see section 158.
prevention and control program, for chapter 2, part 4, see section 36.
private health facility see Private Health Facilities Act 1999, section 8.
professional, for chapter 5, see section 158.
provider, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
provisional diagnosis notifiable condition see section 62.
public health emergency, for chapter 8, see section 315.
public health emergency area, for chapter 8, see section 315.
public health emergency order, for chapter 8, see section 315.
public health order means an order given by an authorised person under section 23.
public health risk see section 10.
public sector health service see the Health Services Act 1991, section 2.
public sector hospital see the Health Services Act 1991, section 2.
Queensland Cancer Register see section 229.
reasonably suspects means suspects on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.
recycled water see the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008, schedule 3.
recycled water provider means—
(a) a recycled water provider under the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008; or
(b) an entity, other than a recycled water provider, declared to be part of a multiple-entity recycled water scheme under the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008.
register—
(a) for chapter 3, part 2, see section 62; or
(b) for chapter 6, part 2, see section 229; or
(c) for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251; or
(d) for chapter 6, part 4, see section 280.
registered nurse, for chapter 5, see section 158.
registered screening history, for a woman, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
registrar of titles means the registrar of titles under the Land Title Act 1994.
relevant person means—
(a) for chapter 2, part 5, division 4, see section 53; or
(b) for chapter 3, part 2, division 3, see section 76; or
(c) for chapter 3, part 3, division 3, see section 104; or
(d) for chapter 5, part 2, division 3, see section 174; or
(e) for chapter 6, part 1, division 4, see section 219; or
(f) for chapter 6, part 2, division 4, see section 237; or
(g) for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
repealed provision means—
(a) for chapter 3, part 2, division 3, see section 76; or
(b) for chapter 3, part 3, division 3, see section 104; or
(c) for chapter 6, part 1, division 4, see section 219; or
(d) for chapter 6, part 2, division 4, see section 237; or
(e) for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
research, for chapter 6, part 4, see section 280.
Research Register, for chapter 6, part 4, see section 280.
residential care facility, for chapter 6, part 2, see section 229.
school, for chapter 5, see section 158.
State public health risk, for chapter 2, see section 10.
structure includes any building, wall, fence, water reservoir or drain and anything projecting from a structure.
teacher, for chapter 5, see section 158.
third party, for chapter 2, part 3, division 5, see section 33.
vaccinated, for chapter 5, see section 158.
vaccine preventable condition, for chapter 5, see section 158.
vehicle includes an aircraft and a vessel.
water service provider means—
(a) a drinking water service provider; or
(b) a recycled water provider.
witness requirement notice, for chapter 7, see section 293.
woman, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.
written or in writing, for chapter 6, part 3, see section 251.