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Health Act 1956

National Cervical Screening Programme

112A: Purpose

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"Stopping cervical cancer through a national screening programme"

The purpose of this part of the law is to reduce the number of cases and deaths from cervical cancer by continuing the National Cervical Screening Programme. You will have access to information and specimens if you are operating the programme or if you are evaluating it. The law also allows certain people, like those providing cervical screening services or doing research, to access information to help them do their jobs.

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Part 4ANational Cervical Screening Programme

112APurpose

  1. The purpose of this Part is—

  2. to reduce the incidence and mortality rate of cervical cancer by providing for the continuation of the NCSP; and
    1. to facilitate the operation and evaluation of that national cervical screening programme by—
      1. enabling access to information and specimens by the persons operating the programme; and
        1. enabling access to information and specimens by screening programme evaluators appointed to evaluate that programme; and
          1. enabling access to information by specified classes of persons for the purpose of providing cervical screening, assessment, and treatment services and by researchers.

          Notes
          • Section 112A: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Health (National Cervical Screening Programme) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 3).
          • Section 112A(b)(ii): amended, on , by section 4(1) of the Health (National Cervical Screening Programme) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 26).
          • Section 112A(b)(iii): inserted, on , by section 4(2) of the Health (National Cervical Screening Programme) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 26).