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Serial 44
Public and
Environmental Health Amendment (Emergency Reporting)
Bill 2022
Mr
Yan
A Bill for an Act to amend the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AMENDMENT (EMERGENCY REPORTING) ACT 2022
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Act No. [ ] of 2022
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Table of provisions
Division 5 Transitional matters for Public Health Amendment (Emergency Reporting) Act 2022
142 Definitions
143 Reporting
on existing public health emergency
NORTHERN
TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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Act No. [ ] of 2022
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An Act to amend the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
[Assented to [ ] 2022]
[Introduced [ ] 2022]
The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory enacts as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Public and Environmental Health Amendment (Emergency Reporting) Act 2022.
This Act commences on the day after the day on which the Administrator's assent to this Act is declared.
This Act amends the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011.
4 Section 55 amended (Report on public health emergency)
(1) Before section 55(1)
insert
(1AA) The CHO must make a report under this section in relation to a public health emergency declared by an emergency declaration:
(a) after any extension of the emergency declaration under section 51(2); and
(b) after the emergency declaration ceases to be in force.
(2) Section 55(1)
omit
all words from "After" to "detailing"
insert
A report given to the Minister under this section must detail
(3) Section 55(1)(a)
omit, insert
(a) the events giving rise to:
(i) if the report is made under subsection (1AA)(a) – the extension of the declaration; or
(ii) if the report is made under subsection (1AA)(b) – the cessation of the declaration;
(4) Section 55(1)(d)
omit
emergency.
insert
emergency;
(5) After section 55(1)(d)
insert
(e) any advice given to the Minister by the CHO in relation to the emergency.
(6) Section 55(2)
omit, insert
(2) The CHO must:
(a) give a report mentioned in subsection (1AA)(a) to the Minister within 1 month after the date the declaration is extended under section 50(2); and
(b) give a report mentioned in subsection (1AA)(b) to the Minister within 3 months after the declaration ceases to be in force.
(7) Section 55(3)
omit
the report
insert
a report given under this section
(8) Section 55(3)
omit
within 6 sittings days
insert
on the first sitting day
5 Part 11, Division 5 inserted
After section 141
insert
Division 5 Transitional matters for Public Health Amendment (Emergency Reporting) Act 2022
In this Division:
amending Act means the Public Health Amendment (Emergency Reporting) Act 2022.
commencement means the day on which section 4 of the amending Act commences.
existing public health emergency means a public health emergency declared by an emergency declaration before the commencement that is in force on the commencement.
143 Reporting on existing public health emergency
(1) On and from the commencement, section 55, as
amended by the amending Act, applies in relation to an existing public health
emergency.
(2) The CHO must make a report in
relation to an existing public health emergency detailing:
(a) the events giving rise to any extension of the declaration that was made before the commencement; and
(b) the information mentioned in section 55(1)(b) to (e), as in force after the commencement.
(3) The CHO must give the report to the Minister within 3 months after the commencement.
(4) The Minister must table a copy of the report in the Legislative Assembly on the first sitting day after the Minister receives the report.
This Act is repealed on the day after it commences.
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