Health and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2025

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Health and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2025.

2Commencement

(1) Part 6 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2025.

(2)The remaining provisions commence on 3 May 2025.

3Regulation amended

This part amends the Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2023.

4Amendment of sch 8 (Agreements)

Schedule 8, part 2—
insert—

16The agreement dated 21 June 2024 called ‘Agreement under section 151(1)(b) of the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 (Qld) between the State of Queensland through the Chief Executive of Queensland Health and the State of Queensland through the Department of Transport and Main Roads’.

5Regulation amended

This part amends the Hospital Foundations Regulation 2018.

6Amendment of sch 1 (Names of foundations)

(1)Schedule 1, ‘Ipswich Hospital Foundation’—
omit.

(2)Schedule 1—
insert—

West Moreton Health Foundation

7Regulation amended

This part amends the Mental Health Regulation 2017.

8Amendment of sch 1 (Corresponding laws)

(1)Schedule 1, section 2, fourth and eighth dot points—
omit.

(2)Schedule 1, section 2—
insert—

•Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023 (WA)

•Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW)

(3)Schedule 1, section 3, fifth and eighth dot points—
omit.

(4)Schedule 1, section 3—
insert—

•Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023 (WA)

•Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW).

9Regulation amended

This part amends the Public Health Regulation 2018.

10Amendment of s 45 (Non-notifiable types of skin cancer and non-invasive carcinoma)

Section 45, paragraphs (a) and (b), ‘skin;’—
omit, insert—

skin without perineural or lymphovascular invasion, or metastasis;

11Replacement of s 47 (Prescribed time for giving notification about cancer—Act, s 234)

Section 47—
omit, insert—

47Prescribed periods for giving notifications related to cancer—Act, ss 234, 234A, 234B, 234C and 234D

(1)For section 234(2) of the Act, the prescribed period—

(a)starts on the day the director receives a finalised report about the pathological examination; and

(b)ends 30 days after the day mentioned in paragraph (a).

(2)For section 234A(2) of the Act, the prescribed period—

(a)starts on the day the director receives a finalised report about the diagnostic imaging procedure; and

(b)ends 30 days after the day mentioned in paragraph (a).

(3)For section 234B(2) of the Act, the prescribed period—

(a)starts on the day the director becomes aware of the cancer diagnosis; and

(b)ends 30 days after the day mentioned in paragraph (a).

(4)For section 234C(2) of the Act, the prescribed period—

(a)starts on the day the cancer-related treatment is provided; and

(b)ends 120 days after the day the cancer-related treatment is completed, discontinued or otherwise ends.

(5)For section 234D(2) of the Act, the prescribed period—

(a)starts on the day the director becomes aware of the death; and

(b)ends 30 days after the day mentioned in paragraph (a).

12Amendment of sch 1 (Notifiable conditions)

(1)Schedule 1, entry for monkeypox (MPX), column 1, ‘monkeypox (MPX)’—
omit, insert—

mpox

(2)Schedule 1—
insert—

vibrio parahaemolyticus

•

13Amendment of sch 2 (Immediate notifications)

Schedule 2, ‘monkeypox (MPX)’—
omit, insert—

mpox

14Regulation amended

This part amends the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014.

15Amendment of sch 1 (Infringement notice offences and fines for nominated laws)

Schedule 1, entry for Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998, entries for sections 161(1) and 161(2), first occurrence—
omit.