Authorised officers may request further information
7 Authorised officers may request further information
This regulation applies if a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner or responsible pathologist notifies the Chief Health Officer under section 94 of the Act of a notifiable infectious disease or notifiable infectious disease‑related condition in relation to a patient or deceased person.
An authorised officer may request the practitioner or pathologist to give further information necessary to assist in preventing, controlling or abating a public health risk that might foreseeably arise from the disease or condition.
Information requested under subregulation (2) may, without limitation, include or relate to —
the clinical details, and treatment and medical history, of the patient or deceased person;
the progress or outcome of the disease or condition;
the relevant vaccination status of the patient or deceased person;
information necessary to identify a source of the disease, including details of interstate and overseas travel;
the patient’s behavioural and other risk factors;
the hospitalisation of the patient or deceased person;
laboratory testing, including testing for organism antimicrobial sensitivity and characterisation by typing and subtyping methods;
information covered by section 94(5) of the Act, if the practitioner or pathologist has not given the information.
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