Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief executive may make an emergency disease notice declaring a disease, disorder, condition or other thing (a declared disease) to be a disease for this Act.
(2) The chief executive may make the notice only if satisfied urgent action is needed to meet a significant threat to the economy of the State or to public health because of the presence, or suspected presence, of the declared disease.
(3) The notice must—
(a) state it is an emergency disease notice; and
(b) outline the nature of the emergency; and
(c) include details of the declared disease, including, for example, any known symptoms of the declared disease.
(4) The notice is subordinate legislation.
(5) The chief executive must repeal the notice as soon as practicable after the chief executive is satisfied the emergency no longer exists.
(6) Unless it is earlier repealed, the notice remains in force until the earlier of the following—
(a) the day the declared disease is prescribed as a disease under a regulation;
(b) the end of 3 months.