Amendment Act 2013 to address these to the Public Health Act 1997 to deliver matters. smoking-related actions from the Government’s Healthy Tasmania Five Year The Mental Health Amendment Bill 2016 Strategic Plan: increasing penalties for selling amended the to clarify Mental Health Act 2013 or supplying smoking products to a child; and improve the Act’s operation. The Bill introducing laws to regulate personal amended the assessment and treatment vaporiser products (including electronic pathway established by the Act to remove cigarettes); and providing the option for duplication and provide clarity around targeted education through quit smoking particular aspects of the pathway. The information at the point-of-sale. Other amended provisions commenced on 1 July changes to tobacco licensing and reporting are 2017. also included. The amendments are expected to commence in late 2017. The Public Health Amendment (Healthy Tasmania) Bill 2017 contains proposed changes Subordinate Legislation Adoption Regulations 2016 Ambulance Service Regulations 2016 Anatomical Examinations 2017 Anatomical Examinations Regulations 2017 Food Amendment Regulations 2016 Health (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 Health Service Establishments Amendment Regulations 2016 Poisons (Interim Authorisation) Order 2017 Poisons (Midwifery Substances) Amendment Order 2016 Poisons Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2016 Public Health (Tobacco Seller’s Licence) Amendment Regulations 2016 Radiation Protection Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2016 Radiation Protection Amendment Regulations 2016 Youth Justice Amendment Regulations 2016
Amendment Act 2013 to address these matters. The Mental Health Amendment Bill 2016 amended the Mental Health Act 2013 to clarify and improve the Act’s operation. The Bill amended the assessment and treatment pathway established by the Act to remove duplication and provide clarity around particular aspects of the pathway. The amended provisions commenced on 1 July 2017. The Public Health Amendment (Healthy Tasmania) Bill 2017 contains proposed changes to the Public Health Act 1997 to deliver smoking-related actions from the Government’s Healthy Tasmania Five Year Strategic Plan: increasing penalties for selling or supplying smoking products to a child; introducing laws to regulate personal vaporiser products (including electronic cigarettes); and providing the option for targeted education through quit smoking information at the point-of-sale. Other changes to tobacco licensing and reporting are also included. The amendments are expected to commence in late 2017. Subordinate Legislation Adoption Regulations 2016 Ambulance Service Regulations 2016 Anatomical Examinations 2017 Anatomical Examinations Regulations 2017 Food Amendment Regulations 2016 Health (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 Health Service Establishments Amendment Regulations 2016 Poisons (Interim Authorisation) Order 2017 Poisons (Midwifery Substances) Amendment Order 2016 Poisons Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2016 Public Health (Tobacco Seller’s Licence) Amendment Regulations 2016 Radiation Protection Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2016 Radiation Protection Amendment Regulations 2016 Youth Justice Amendment Regulations 2016
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