This Act provides for trial by youth courts when a child or young person is charges with any offence punishable by summary conviction and prescribes the procedure to be followed on the hearing of such charge.

This Act provides for trial by youth courts when a child or young person is charges with any offence punishable by summary conviction and prescribes the procedure to be followed on the hearing of such charge.

The Act regulates the profession of nursing and midwives through a regulatory framework by a body known as the Nurses and Midwives Council. It provides for the registration of nurses and midwives and enrolment of nursing assistants, and related matters.

This is the overarching legislation, which outlines the responsibilities of the government for the health of the Territory’s inhabitants. It gives the Minister for Health responsibility for ensuring the promotion and preservation of health within the Territory. It includes the prevention, treatment, limitation and suppression of disease, the conduct of investigations and inquiries, and the publishing of reports, information and advice concerning public health. It also covers Nuisance, House Refuse, Mosquito, Food Hygiene and Animals Regulations.

The Public Assistance Act makes provision for the establishment of a Public Assistance Committee; the main purpose of which is to grant relief to poor and destitute persons within the Territory.

This Act provides for alternative sentencing of any person who has been convicted of an offence. The Courts may take into consideration factors such as the age and mental condition of the person charged, and/or whether the offence is of a trivial nature.

This Act provides for alternative sentencing of any person who has been convicted of an offence. The Courts may take into consideration factors such as the age and mental condition of the person charged, and/or whether the offence is of a trivial nature.

This provides for the establishment of the Medical and Dental Council and the Allied Health Professional Council for the regulation of Medical and Dental Practitioners, and Allied Health Professionals.

This provides for the establishment of the Medical and Dental Council and the Allied Health Professional Council for the regulation of Medical and Dental Practitioners, and Allied Health Professionals.

This Act provides for the notification of infectious diseases, including: small pox, cholera, the plague, diphtheria, measles, and fevers known as yellow fever, bilious remittent, puerperal, typhus, typhoid, relapsing, dengue or enteric, HIV and any other infectious disease which may be declared by the Governor in Council.