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P-22.4 - Public Health Act

Section 33.2
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Order respecting Group I notifiable disease – class of persons
2022, c.25, s.4
33.2(1)Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may, by written order, require any class of persons, including classes of individuals, bodies corporate, associations and non-profit or for profit organizations, to take or to refrain from taking any action that is specified in the order in respect of a Group I notifiable disease.
33.2(2)The Minister may make an order if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe
(a) that a Group I notifiable disease exists or may exist in the province,
(b) that the Group I notifiable disease presents a risk to health in the province, and
(c) that the requirements specified in the order are necessary to prevent, decrease or eliminate the risk to health presented by the Group I notifiable disease.
33.2(3)The Minister shall specify in the order the date on which the order takes effect and the period during which it is in effect, which shall not exceed 14 days.
33.2(4)An order may provide for any action that the Minister considers necessary to prevent, decrease or eliminate the risk to health presented by the Group I notifiable disease, including
(a) directing the closure of a public place,
(b) restricting or prohibiting public gatherings in a health region,
(c) restricting travel to or from a health region, and
(d) in the event that an order is directed to a class of individuals who have or may have a Group I notifiable disease or are or may be infected with an agent of a Group I notifiable disease, requiring each member of the class to do any or all of the following without delay:
(i) isolate themselves and remain in isolation from other persons;
(ii) submit to an examination by a medical practitioner or a nurse practitioner and deliver to the medical officer of health a report by the medical practitioner or the nurse practitioner as to whether or not the individual has a Group I notifiable disease or is infected with an agent of a Group I notifiable disease;
(iii) place themselves under the care and treatment of a medical practitioner or a nurse practitioner; or
(iv) conduct themselves in such a manner as not to expose another person to infection.
33.2(5)An order is not effective unless the reasons for the order are set out in the order.
33.2(6)The Minister shall publish the order by posting the order on the Government of New Brunswick website.
33.2(7)A member of the class of persons to whom an order is directed shall comply with the order.
2022, c.25, s.4