Clause 14

replace subsections (1) and (2) with —“(1) The Director‑General of Health may, for the purpose of preventing the spread or possible outbreak of an infectious disease, declare any premises to be an isolation area for a period not exceeding 90 days.(2) The Director-General of Health may, from time to time, extend the period mentioned in subsection (1) for a period not exceeding 90 days at any one time, and this period must be specified in a notice published in the same manner as the notice of the declaration made under subsection (1).(2A) The Director‑General of Health must cause to be published a notice of the declaration made under subsection (1) and any extension made under subsection (2) in a manner that he or she thinks necessary for bringing it to the notice of all persons who in his or her opinion ought to have notice of the declaration.(2B) A declaration made under subsection (1) or any extension made under subsection (2) has effect —

as soon as notice is given in accordance with subsection (2A); and

until the expiry of the period specified in the declaration or extension, or until that declaration or extension is revoked by the Director‑General of Health, whichever occurs first.”; (b)replace subsection (5) with —“(5) Any person to whom an order under subsection (3) applies who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes the order shall be guilty of an offence.”;

in subsection (6), after “A person”, insert “(including a person in a class of persons)”; and

in subsection (6), replace “authorised in writing in that behalf by the Director‑General of Health” with “appointed under section 4(1)(a), (b) or (e) and authorised in writing by the appropriate Minister”.