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2020
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for Health)
Contents
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2020
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for Health)
Public Health (Emergencies) Amendment Bill 2020
A Bill for
An Act to amend the
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as
follows:
This Act is the Public Health (Emergencies) Amendment Act 2020
.
(1) This Act, other than schedule 1, commences on the day after its notification day.
Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on
the notification day (see
, s 75 (1)).
(2) Schedule 1 commences at the end of a 12-month period during which no COVID-19 declaration (including as extended or further extended) has been in force.
This Act amends the
.
4 Emergency
declarations
Section 119 (3) and (4)
substitute
(3) An emergency declaration comes into force immediately after it is made, or at any later time stated in the declaration, and remains in force for the period stated in the declaration which must be not longer than 5 days.
(4) The Minister may extend or further extend the period during which an emergency declaration is to remain in force by—
(a) for a COVID-19 declaration—a period of up to 90 days; and
(b) for any other declaration—a period of up to 2 days.
(4A) A COVID-19 declaration extended or further extended under subsection (4) must be revoked if the Minister decides, after taking into account any advice of the chief health officer, that the declaration is no longer justified.
(4B) If a COVID-19 declaration has been extended or further extended under subsection (4), the chief health officer must advise the Minister at least every 30 days about—
(a) the status of the emergency; and
(b) whether the chief health officer considers the declaration is still justified.
(4C) A failure by the chief health officer to comply with subsection (4B) does not affect the validity of the extension or further extension.
Note The chief health officer must prepare a written report for the Minister after an emergency declaration ceases to be in force (see s 123).
(4D) To remove any doubt, subsection (4) (a) applies to a COVID-19 declaration made before or after the commencement of the Public Health (Emergencies) Amendment Act 2020, section 3.
after the note, insert
(7) In this section:
COVID-19 declaration means a declaration made because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
6 Emergency actions and
directions
Section 120 (1)
omit
(orally or in writing)
insert
(f) the occupier of property, in or near any area to which the emergency relates, placing the property under the control, or at the disposal, of the chief health officer.
insert
(2A) A direction given for the purposes of subsection (1) takes effect immediately after it is given, unless otherwise directed.
9 New section 120 (3A) and (3B)
insert
(3A) A direction for the purposes of subsection (1) (other than subsection (1) (f)) may be given orally or in writing.
(3B) A direction for the purposes of subsection (1) (f) must be given in writing.
omit
issued
substitute
given
11 Compensation
Section
122 (1)
omit
division
substitute
part
Schedule 1 Expiry of amendments related to COVID-19 declarations
(see s 3)
substitute
(4) The Minister may extend or further extend the period during which an emergency declaration is to remain in force by a period of up to 2 days.
[1.2] Section 119 (4A) to (4D)
omit
omit
Endnotes
1 Presentation speech
Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 2 April 2020.
2 Notification
Notified under the
on 2020.
3 Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au
.
© Australian Capital Territory 2020
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