Health Act 1956

Management of infectious diseases - Orders - Public health orders

92ZC: Duration of public health order

You could also call this:

"How long a public health order lasts"

When you get a public health order under section 92Z, the District Court must say how long it will last. You can't have a public health order for more than 6 months, unless it is extended under section 92ZD. The order will stop being in effect on the earliest of certain days.

The order will stop being in effect on the last day of the period stated in the order, or 6 months after it was made. It will also stop if the court cancels it under section 92ZR, or if it is cancelled on appeal under section 92ZT or 92ZU. The order can also be cancelled by the Registrar if a medical officer of health says it is no longer needed.

If you have a requirement from a public health order under section 92ZA, it will stop being in effect when the order stops, or if the Registrar cancels it after a medical officer of health says it is no longer needed. This means you won't have to follow the requirement anymore. The Registrar's decision is based on what the medical officer of health says.

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Part 3AManagement of infectious diseases
Orders: Public health orders

92ZCDuration of public health order

  1. When making a public health order under section 92Z, the District Court must specify the period for which the order is to remain in effect.

  2. A public health order must not remain in effect for more than 6 months, unless the order is extended under section 92ZD.

  3. A public health order ceases to have effect at the close of the earliest of the following days:

  4. the last day of the period stated in the order or in the extension of the order or, if no period is stated in the order, the day that is 6 months after the date on which the order is made:
    1. the day (if any) on which the court cancels the order under section 92ZR:
      1. the day (if any) on which the order is cancelled on appeal under section 92ZT or 92ZU:
        1. the day (if any) on which the Registrar cancels the order after being satisfied that the medical officer of health has certified that the order is no longer necessary to manage the public health risk posed by the individual.
          1. A requirement imposed by a public health order under section 92ZA ceases to have effect at the close of the earlier of the following days:

          2. the day on which the order ceases to have effect:
            1. the day (if any) on which the Registrar cancels the order after being satisfied that the medical officer of health has certified that the requirement is no longer necessary to manage the public health risk posed by the individual.
              Notes
              • Section 92ZC: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 35).