Public Health Act 1997

The Director, as soon as practicable after amending or revoking a guideline under section 17A(1), must take reasonable steps to ensure that persons who the Director considers ought to be notified of the amendment or revocation are so notified.

The Director, as soon as practicable after a revocation under section 17A(3), or a declaration under section 17A(5), is made must take reasonable steps to ensure that persons who the Director considers ought to be notified of the revocation or declaration are so notified.

If, for the purposes of subsection (1) or (2), a notification by electronic message is sent by or on behalf of the Director to an electronic address of a person (the notified person) who has advised – the Director; or a person acting on behalf of the Director – that electronic messages in relation to public health matters may be sent to that address, the notified person is to be taken to have been notified of the contents of the message.

Subsection (3) does not limit the means by which, for the purposes of this section, a person may be notified of an amendment, revocation or declaration under section 17A.