
%0 Journal Article
%A Howse, Genevieve 
%T Managing emerging infectious diseases: Is a federal system an impediment to effective laws?
%J Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
%D 2004/12/12
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%N 1
%P -
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%R https://doi.org/10.1071/HP040107
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HP040107 
%X In the 1980's and 1990's HIV/AIDS was the emerging infectious disease. In 2003–2004 we saw the emergence of SARS, Avian influenza and Anthrax in a man made form used for bioterrorism. Emergency powers legislation in Australia is a patchwork of Commonwealth quarantine laws and State and Territory based emergency powers in public health legislation. It is time for a review of such legislation and time for consideration of the efficacy of such legislation from a country wide perspective in an age when we have to consider the possibility of mass outbreaks of communicable diseases which ignore jurisdictional boundaries. 
