Fluoridation Act 1968

The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act, and, in particular and without affecting the generality of this subsection, may make regulations for or with respect to – the protection of persons employed in adding fluoride to a public water supply from inhaling fumes or dust containing fluoride; the qualifications of persons, other than persons who are State Service officers or State Service employees, employed in operating fluoridation works; the disposal or destruction of containers from which fluoride has been removed for addition to a public water supply; requiring a water supply authority to make or cause to be made analyses and tests of samples of water taken for such purposes as the Committee determines from such fluoridated water supply as the Committee directs and to forward to the Committee the result of those analyses and tests and to forward to the Committee samples of water so taken from that public water supply; the method of making the analyses and tests referred to in paragraph (d) and the times or intervals at which those analyses and tests shall be made; the records to be kept for the purposes of this Act by a water supply authority having the control of a fluoridated water supply; the mode of carriage of fluoride and the construction and equipment of vehicles used for carrying fluoride; the safe storage of fluoride and the construction and equipment of buildings used for the storage of fluoride; the prevention of damage to fluoridation works and buildings used for the storage of fluoride; the fluoride concentration range for public water supplies; standards or guidelines for the quality of fluoride to be added to public water supplies; requiring a water supply authority to prepare a contingency plan for unintended events, including fluoride concentration in a public water supply falling outside the prescribed fluoride concentration range; requiring a water supply authority to notify the Committee and restore fluoride concentration in a public water supply if it falls outside the prescribed fluoride concentration range; the timeframes for notification and restoration referred to in paragraph (m); the maintenance by a water supply authority of fluoridation works under its control; the development of an operational manual by a water supply authority for fluoridation works under its control; and requiring a water supply authority having the control of a fluoridated water supply to report to the Committee for the purposes of this Act.

The Governor shall not make regulations for the purposes of section 8(1)(dc)(iv) or for the purposes of subsection (1)(d) except on the recommendation of the Committee.

The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to such factors as are specified in the regulations.

The regulations may – provide that a contravention of any of the regulations is an offence; and in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time approved, determined, applied or regulated by the Committee.

The regulations may adopt either wholly or in part and with or without modification, and either specifically or by reference, any standards or guidelines of the National Health and Medical Research Council whether the standards or guidelines are published or issued before or after the commencement of this Act.