06.5 HIV Public Health Notification Requirements in South Australia
06.5.1 Responsibility for notification
A medical practitioner or pathology service must notify the chief executive of a suspected case of HIV or death resulting from HIV (or another notifiable condition) within 3 days of that suspicion having been formed (South Australian Public Health Act 2011 (SA) s 64 (opens in a new window) and South Australian Public Health (Notifiable and Controlled Notifiable Conditions) Regulations 2012 (SA) regs 4 (opens in a new window) and 5 (opens in a new window)). The maximum penalty for failing to comply with s 64 is $10,000.
06.5.2 Mode of notification
The South Australian Public Health Act 2011 (SA) requires reports to be made in a manner and form determined by the chief public health officer (s 64(2)(a) (opens in a new window)). The Act has extensive confidentiality provisions at ss 99 (opens in a new window) and 100 (opens in a new window). SA Health requires HIV to be reported through telephone notification (opens in a new window).