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Western Australia
Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases)
Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020
Contents
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. Act amended 2
4. Section 3 amended 2
5. Section 4 amended 2
6. Section 7 amended 3
7. Section 10 amended 3
8. Section 12 amended 3
9. Section 15 amended 3
10. Section 19 amended 3
11. Section 22 amended 4
12. Section 26 amended 4
13. Section 27 amended 4
14. Section 28 amended 5
15. Section 29 amended 5
16. Section 30 amended 5
17. Section 31 amended 5
18. Section 32 amended 5
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases)
Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases)
Act 2014 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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1 1. Short title
2 This is the Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Amendment
3 (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020.
4 2. Commencement
5 This Act comes into operation as follows --
6 (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act
7 receives the Royal Assent;
8 (b) the rest of the Act -- on the day after that day.
9 3. Act amended
10 This Act amends the Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases)
11 Act 2014.
12 4. Section 3 amended
13 In section 3 delete "blood" (each occurrence).
14 5. Section 4 amended
15 (1) In section 4 delete the definition of qualified person.
16 (2) In section 4 insert in alphabetical order:
17
18 qualified person means --
19 (a) the holder of --
20 (i) a Certificate III in Pathology Collection
21 from a college as defined in the
22 Vocational Education and Training
23 Act 1996 section 5(1); or
24 (ii) an equivalent qualification from an
25 institution based in another State or
26 Territory or overseas;
27 or
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1 (b) in relation to the taking of a sample of a
2 particular type -- a person, or class of persons,
3 prescribed for the taking of that type of sample;
4 sample means a sample of blood, saliva, mucus,
5 respiratory secretions or other material taken from a
6 person;
7
8 6. Section 7 amended
9 In section 7(1) in the definition of disease test approval delete
10 "blood".
11 7. Section 10 amended
12 In section 10(2):
13 (a) in paragraph (b) delete "of the suspected transferor's
14 blood;" and insert:
15
16 from the suspected transferor;
17
18 (b) in paragraphs (d) and (e) delete "blood".
19 8. Section 12 amended
20 In section 12 delete "blood" (each occurrence).
21 9. Section 15 amended
22 In section 15 in the definition of disease test order delete
23 "blood".
24 10. Section 19 amended
25 (1) In section 19(1)(b) delete "blood".
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1 (2) In section 19(2):
2 (a) in paragraph (b) delete "of the suspected transferor's
3 blood;" and insert:
4
5 from the suspected transferor;
6
7 (b) in paragraphs (d) and (e) delete "blood".
8 11. Section 22 amended
9 (1) In section 22(2):
10 (a) in paragraph (a) delete "blood";
11 (b) in paragraph (b) delete "that blood" and insert:
12
13 the
14
15 (2) In section 22(3) delete "blood".
16 12. Section 26 amended
17 (1) In section 26(1), (2) and (3) delete "blood".
18 (2) In section 26(4) delete "a blood" and insert:
19
20 the
21
22 (3) In section 26(5) delete "blood".
23 Note: The heading to amended section 26 is to read:
24 Taking samples under disease test authorisation
25 13. Section 27 amended
26 (1) In section 27(1) delete "blood".
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1 (2) In section 27(2) delete "a blood" and insert:
2
3 the
4
5 Note: The heading to amended section 27 is to read:
6 Analysis of samples
7 14. Section 28 amended
8 In section 28 delete "a blood sample under a" and insert:
9
10 the sample under the
11
12 15. Section 29 amended
13 In section 29(2) delete "blood".
14 16. Section 30 amended
15 In section 30 delete "blood".
16 Note: The heading to amended section 30 is to read:
17 Prohibition on use of samples for other purposes
18 17. Section 31 amended
19 In section 31(2)(c) delete "blood".
20 18. Section 32 amended
21 In section 32(2) delete "blood".
22 Note: The heading to section 16 is to read:
23 Application for order for testing of suspected transferor
24
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