Public Health Act 2005

to supply data to help in—

monitoring and analysing the incidence and patterns of notifiable conditions; or

studying the efficacy of the management and treatment of notifiable conditions; or

increasing public awareness of notifiable conditions;

to identify outbreaks of notifiable conditions so the Commonwealth, the State or a local government can take steps to protect public health;

to help in the identification of persons who have, or may have, contracted a notifiable condition so that—

the Commonwealth, the State or a local government can take action to prevent or minimise transmission of the notifiable condition; or

the persons may be medically examined and undergo treatment for the notifiable condition;

to help in the planning of services and strategies to prevent or minimise the transmission of notifiable conditions.