Western Australia

          Health (Notification of Intussusception) Regulations 2007


                              Western Australia

          Health (Notification of Intussusception) Regulations 2007

                                  CONTENTS

    1.   Citation 1
    2.   Commencement      1
    3.   Interpretation    1
    4.   Intussusception a prescribed condition of health     1
    5.   Notification by medical practitioner         2
    6.   Notification by other persons       2

           Notes
         Compilation table 4



                              Western Australia

                               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
1        This 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|18 May 20|1 Jul 2007 (see     |
|Intussusception)       |07       |r. 2)               |
|Regulations 2007       |p. 2254-6|                    |