Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts101. (1) The Chief Health Officer may, if he or she considers it to be necessary or desirable in the interests of public health, by instrument declare—
(a) a disease or medical condition to be a notifiable condition; and
(b) a disease referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection, or paragraph 100 (1) (a), to be a transmissible notifiable condition.
(2) A declaration under subsection (1)—
(a) comes into force on the day on which it is made, or on a later date specified in the declaration; and
(b) remains in force for a period specified in the notice of not longer than 6 months.
(3) A declaration under subsection (1) is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 10 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989 .