16. Surveillance

Terms defined in s 2

• Director-General

  Director-General

  Defined · s 2

  “Director-General” means the Director‑General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;

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• infectious disease

  infectious disease

  Defined · s 2

  “infectious disease” means —(a)any of the diseases specified in the First Schedule; and(b)for the purposes of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 17A, 19, 55, 57A and 59A, includes any other disease —(i)that is caused or is suspected to be caused by a micro‑organism or any agent of disease;(ii)that is capable or is suspected to be capable of transmission by any means to human beings; and(iii)that, the Director has reason to believe, if left uninvestigated or unchecked, is likely to result in an epidemic of the disease;

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• surveillance

  surveillance

  Defined · s 2

  “surveillance” means subjecting a person or persons to medical examinations or observations carried out over a period of time (whether or not continuously) and includes carrying out any measures to facilitate those medical examinations or observations;

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