National Registry of Diseases Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Notification of Reportable Diseases
6. Duty to notify Registrar of reportable diseases
Feedback & supportWhere a person is diagnosed with or undergoes treatment for a reportable disease at a healthcare institution, the manager of the healthcare institution must, in the form and within the time prescribed, notify the Registrar of that fact.
reportable disease
“reportable disease” means a disease that is specified in the Schedule;
Any manager of a healthcare institution who —
manager
“manager”, in relation to a healthcare institution, means the person having the management or control of the healthcare institution;
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (1); or
in compliance or purported compliance with subsection (1), furnishes as true information which the manager knows or has reason to believe to be false,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
A certificate under the hand of the Registrar stating that a notification required under subsection (1) has not been furnished or is incorrect is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the person appointed by the Director under section 3 to be the Registrar of the Registry and includes a Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;