Infectious Diseases Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Control of Infectious Diseases
14. Wakes and disposal of corpses
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where any person has died whilst being, or suspected of being, a case or carrier or contact of an infectious disease, the Director-General may by order —
carrier
“carrier”, in relation to any infectious disease, means any person who is harbouring, or is likely to or is suspected to harbour, the agents of that disease;
prohibit the conduct of a wake over the body of that person or impose such conditions as he thinks fit on the conduct of such wake; or
impose such conditions as he thinks fit for the collection, removal and disposal of the body of that person.
If any person contravenes any order under subsection (1) —
that person is guilty of an offence; and
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any health officer may take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that the order is complied with, including entering any premises at any time without warrant and with such force as may be necessary to collect, remove and dispose of the body of the deceased person.
Any costs and expenses incurred by any health officer under subsection (2)(b) shall be borne by the person in default and may be recovered as a debt due to the Government.
health officer
“health officer” means any person who is authorised by the Director-General to carry into effect any provisions of this Act or the regulations made thereunder, and includes any person appointed as a health officer or a port health officer under the repealed Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Act;
Terms defined in s 2
carrier
Defined · s 2“carrier”, in relation to any infectious disease, means any person who is harbouring, or is likely to or is suspected to harbour, the agents of that disease;
contact
Defined · s 2“contact”, in relation to any infectious disease, means any person who has been exposed to the risk of infection from that disease;
Director-General
Defined · s 2“Director-General” means the Director-General of Health Services;
health officer
Defined · s 2“health officer” means any person who is authorised by the Director-General to carry into effect any provisions of this Act or the regulations made thereunder, and includes any person appointed as a health officer or a port health officer under the repealed Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Act;
infectious disease
Defined · s 2“infectious disease” means — (a) any of the diseases set out in Schedule 1; and (b) for the purposes of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 48, 56 and 76(1)(g), includes any other disease that — (i) is caused or is suspected to be caused by a micro-organism or any agent of disease; (ii) is capable or is suspected to be capable of transmission by any means to human beings; and (iii) the Director-General has reason to believe, if left uninvestigated or unchecked, is likely to result in an epidemic of the disease;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” means buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure whether open or enclosed, whether public or private and includes any place or structure or any part thereof used or intended to be used for human habitation or for employment or any other purpose;
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