Public Health (Infection Control for Personal Appearance Services) Act 2003 (Qld)

Public Health (Infection Control for Personal Appearance Services) Act 2003

An Act to minimise the risk of infection that may result from the provision of personal appearance services, and for other purposes

Part 1 Preliminary

Division 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Health (Infection Control for Personal Appearance Services) Act 2003.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Division 2 Application and purpose of Act

3 Application of Act This Act does not apply to a personal appearance service provided in a health-care facility.

4 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons. (2) However, except for part 2, division 1, this Act does not bind the State. (3) Nothing in this Act makes the State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

5 Contravention of this Act does not create civil cause of action No provision of this Act creates a civil cause of action based on a contravention of the provision.

6 Act does not affect other rights or remedies (1) This Act does not affect or limit a civil right or remedy that exists apart from this Act, whether at common law or otherwise. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), compliance with this Act does not necessarily show that a civil obligation that exists apart from this Act has been satisfied or has not been breached.

7 Purpose of Act The purpose of this Act is to minimise the risk of infection that may result from the provision of personal appearance services.

8 How purpose is to be achieved The purpose is to be achieved by— (a) requiring business proprietors and operators to take reasonable precautions and care to minimise infection risks; and (b) requiring business proprietors whose business provides higher risk personal appearance services to hold a licence; and (c) requiring operators providing higher risk personal appearance services to hold an infection control qualification; and (d) providing for compliance with this Act to be monitored and enforced.