National Health Security (National Notifiable Disease List) Amendment (Vectorborne Diseases) Instrument 2014

I, Peter Dutton, Minister for Health, make the following instrument under subsection 11(3) of the National Health Security Act 2007.

Dated: 24 June 2014

Peter Dutton

Minister for Health

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name of instrument

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendments

National Health Security (National Notifiable Disease List) Instrument 2008

1  Name of instrument

  This instrument is the National Health Security (National Notifiable Disease List) Amendment (Vectorborne Diseases) Instrument 2014.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 11(3) of the National Health Security Act 2007.

4  Schedule(s)

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

 

National Health Security (National Notifiable Disease List) Instrument 2008

1  Division 2.6 of Schedule 1

Repeal the Division, substitute:

Division 2.6Vectorborne diseases

 

Item

Disease

2.6.1

Barmah Forest virus infection

2.6.2

Chikungunya virus infection

2.6.3

Dengue virus infection

2.6.4

Flavivirus infection (unspecified)

2.6.5

Japanese encephalitis virus infection

2.6.6

Kunjin virus infection

2.6.7

Malaria

2.6.8

Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection

2.6.9

Ross River virus infection

Note: Vectorborne means transmitted by an insect or other organism.