Health Act 1956

Management of infectious diseases - Orders - Public health orders

92ZD: Public health order may be extended

You could also call this:

"A public health order can be extended to keep people safe for a longer time."

The District Court can extend a public health order if a medical officer of health asks them to. This can happen if the court thinks it is necessary to remove or minimise a public health risk. The order can be extended for up to 6 months.

You can think of a public health order as a rule made under section 92Z to keep people safe. The court can extend the order more than once if needed. This means the order can be extended for a bit longer if the public health risk is still a problem.

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Part 3AManagement of infectious diseases
Orders: Public health orders

92ZDPublic health order may be extended

  1. The District Court may, at a reasonable time before the expiry of a public health order made under section 92Z, on the application of a medical officer of health, extend the order for a period of not more than 6 months if the court considers that extending the public health order is necessary to remove or minimise a public health risk.

  2. The court may extend the public health order on 1 or more occasions.

Notes
  • Section 92ZD: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 35).