If you have a venereal disease, you must get treatment. This rule is part of the Health Act 1956. You can find more information about changes to this rule in the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016.
This rule was repealed on 4 January 2017. This means it is no longer in force. It was repealed by section 10 of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016.
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87A: Communicable diseases occurring in animals, or
"Diseases in animals that must be reported to help keep people and animals healthy"
89: Duty of medical practitioner as to patient suffering from venereal disease, or
"Doctors' old rules for patients with venereal diseases are no longer in force."
