Public Health Act 2016

This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes that a person is an affected person or an exposed person, and —

the affected person or exposed person, as the case requires —

is a child; or

is dead; or

for any other reason does not have the capacity to provide the required information;

the authorised officer, after making reasonable efforts, has been unable to identify or contact the affected person or exposed person.

If this section applies, the authorised officer may require any of the following persons to give the required information in relation to the affected person or the exposed person, as the case requires —

if the affected person or exposed person is a child, a parent or guardian of the child;

if the affected person or exposed person is believed to be attending, or to have attended, a school, community kindergarten, child care service, university or other educational institution, a teacher, lecturer, or other member of staff of the school, community kindergarten, child care service, university or educational institution;

a relative of the affected person or exposed person;

the affected person’s or exposed person’s employer or former employer;

any other person the authorised officer reasonably believes may be able to provide the required information.