Public Health Act 2005

The principles intended to guide the achievement of this chapter’s purpose are the following—

the spread of notifiable conditions should be prevented or minimised without unnecessarily infringing the liberty or privacy of individuals;

a person at risk of contracting a notifiable condition should take all reasonable precautions to avoid contracting or being infected with the condition;

a person who suspects he or she may have a notifiable condition should ascertain—

whether he or she has the condition; and

what precautions should be taken to prevent others from contracting the condition.

For subsection (1), a person at risk of contracting, who suspects he or she may have, or who has, a notifiable condition has a right—

to be protected from unlawful discrimination; and

to have his or her privacy respected; and

to make informed decisions about his or her medical treatment.

Nothing in this section limits the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, section 107.