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Health Act 1956

3: Power of Governor-General in Council to amend Schedules

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"The Governor-General can change the lists of diseases and trades in the Health Act."

The Governor-General can change the lists of diseases and trades in the Health Act 1956. You can find these lists in Schedules 1, 2, and 3. The Governor-General can add or remove diseases from these lists, and can also change the list of offensive trades in Schedule 3.

When the Governor-General makes these changes, they do it by Order in Council, which is a type of official decision. This decision will take effect as stated in the Order. If you want to know more about how these orders are published, you can look at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

The Governor-General's changes to the lists are considered secondary legislation, which means they are based on laws that have already been passed.

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3Power of Governor-General in Council to amend Schedules

  1. The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council,—

  2. add to or omit from any of the lists of notifiable infectious diseases, infectious diseases, and notifiable diseases set out in Schedules 1 and 2 the name or description of any disease; or
    1. add to or omit from the list of offensive trades set out in Schedule 3—
        1. or otherwise amend any such list, and every such Order in Council shall have effect according to its tenor.

      1. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 3(1)(b): amended, on , by section 7 of the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 44).
      • Section 3(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).