South Australia
Public and Environmental Health (Notifiable Diseases) Regulations 2004
under the Public and Environmental Health Act 1987

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Notifiable diseases and controlled notifiable diseases (section 3)
5	Notification of diseases (section 30)
Schedule 1—Revocation of Public and Environmental Health (Notifiable Diseases) Regulations 1989
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Public and Environmental Health (Notifiable Diseases) Regulations 2004.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation on 1 September 2004.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
Act means the Public and Environmental Health Act 1987.
4—Notifiable diseases and controlled notifiable diseases (section 3)
	(1)	The following communicable diseases are prescribed as notifiable diseases for the purposes of the definition of notifiable disease in section 3(1) of the Act:
Anthrax
Donovanosis
Haemolytic-uraemic Syndrome (HUS)
Infection caused by Escherichia coli capable of producing Shiga toxin
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Lyssavirus Infection
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Varicella-Zoster Infection.
	(2)	The following notifiable diseases are prescribed as controlled notifiable diseases for the purposes of the definition of controlled notifiable disease in section 3(1) of the Act:
Lyssavirus Infection
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
5—Notification of diseases (section 30)
For the purposes of section 30 of the Act, persons who are in charge of pathology laboratories are persons of a prescribed class.

Schedule 1—Revocation of Public and Environmental Health (Notifiable Diseases) Regulations 1989
The Public and Environmental Health (Notifiable Diseases) Regulations 1989 are revoked.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes.
Principal regulations
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2004	181	Gazette 26.8.2004 p3418	1.9.2004:  r 2