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The National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS Standards) are Australia's principal health care standards, and apply to all health services including inpatient, outpatient, and community care. [5] There are 8 standards: Clinical governance; Partnering with consumers; Preventing and controlling infections; Medication safety
In South Australia, a public health emergency was declared on 15 March 2020, under Section 87 of the Public Health Act 2011 (SA). SA Health is responsible for the provision, maintenance and coordination of health services under the Emergency Management Act 2004 the State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP). [86]
Principal entities are Australian Government entities that are defined in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2011 as either a: Principal non-corporate Commonwealth entity - such as a cabinet department; Principal corporate Commonwealth entity - such as the CSIRO or Reserve Bank of Australia
Health Workforce Australia (Abolition) Act 2014 2014 (No. 103) Yes (as made) Health Workforce Australia Act 2009 2009 (No. 72) No Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 2010 (No. 72) Yes (as amended) Heard Island and McDonald Islands Act 1953 1953 (No. 7) Yes (as amended) Hearing Services Act 1991 1991 (No. 169)
In response, a home demolition scheme was negotiated between the Government of the Australian Capital Territory and the Government of Australia in 2014. It involved a loan of about A$1 billion from the Australian Government to the ACT Government to fund the purchase of houses treated with loose-fill asbestos fibre insulation in the 1960s and ...
The Act is about "managing diseases and pests that may cause harm to human, animal or plant health or the environment" in Australia however has no jurisdiction within Australia as biosecurity is a sovereign right of the States under the Australian Constitution and s focused on preventing the entry of new pests and diseases and managing ...
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977; Age Discrimination Act 2004; Aged Care Act 1997; Anti-Terrorism Act 2005; Australia Act 1986; Australian anti-terrorism legislation, 2004; Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988; Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
Government warning sign at the 50,000 hectare Wittenoom Asbestos Management Area, the largest contaminated site in the southern hemisphere. Contamination from mining operations by toxic materials including asbestos , is a major environmental problem in Australia.