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Health Act 1956

Infectious and notifiable diseases - Venereal disease

89: Duty of medical practitioner as to patient suffering from venereal disease

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"Doctors' old rules for patients with venereal diseases are no longer in force."

If you are a doctor and you have a patient with a venereal disease, there used to be a special rule for you to follow. This rule was part of the Health Act 1956. The rule was repealed on 4 January 2017 by section 10 of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016. You do not have to follow this rule now because it is no longer part of the law. The law changed and this rule is not needed anymore.

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Part 3Infectious and notifiable diseases
Venereal disease

89Duty of medical practitioner as to patient suffering from venereal disease (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 89: repealed, on , by section 10 of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 35).