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National Health Security Act 2007

No. 174, 2007

Compilation No. 19

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the National Health Security Act 2007 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Binding the Crown
5 Application of laws to external Territories
Part 2—Public health surveillance
Division 1—Objects of Part
6 Objects of Part
Division 2—National Health Security Agreement
7 National Health Security Agreement
Division 3—Permissible purposes
8 Permissible purposes
Division 4—National Focal Point
9 Meaning of National Focal Point
10 Functions of the National Focal Point
Division 5—National Notifiable Disease List
11 National Notifiable Disease List
12 Temporary additions to the National Notifiable Disease List
Division 6—Notification, sharing information and liaising in relation to public health events of national significance and listed human diseases
13 Notification, sharing information and liaising in relation to public health events of national significance and listed human diseases
14 Receipt of information or recommendation from the World Health Organization
15 Non‑personal information
Division 7—Public health observation
16 National Focal Point notified of incoming traveller who is under public health observation
17 Incoming travellers who are placed under public health observation
Division 8—Confidentiality