Tuesday, 8 February 2022


Bills

Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Bill 2022


Mr FOLEY, Ms KEALY

Bills

Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

Mr FOLEY (Albert Park—Minister for Health, Minister for Ambulance Services, Minister for Equality) (13:47): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 and the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

Ms KEALY (Lowan) (13:48): I ask the minister for a brief explanation of the bill.

Mr FOLEY (Albert Park—Minister for Health, Minister for Ambulance Services, Minister for Equality) (13:48): This bill amends the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 to strengthen the act in relation to the regulation of prescribed accommodation, the control and management of infectious diseases, the removal of stigmatising references to HIV and hepatitis C and a range of measures that bring Victoria’s public health system into line with other jurisdictions.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.