Australian Immunisation Register and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017

No. 81, 2017

An Act to amend the law relating to immunisation and family assistance, and for related purposes

[Assented to 16 August 2017]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

This Act is the Australian Immunisation Register and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017.

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this Act	The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.	17 August 2017

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3 Schedules

Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Australian Immunisation Register amendments

Australian Immunisation Register Act 2015

1 Paragraph 9(b)

Omit “about each of those vaccinations”, substitute “provided by a recognised vaccination provider about each relevant vaccination”.

2 Paragraph 9(c)

After “general practitioner”, insert “, a paediatrician, a public health physician, an infectious diseases physician or a clinical immunologist”.

3 Subparagraph 9(d)(iii)

After “general practitioner”, insert “, paediatrician, public health physician, infectious diseases physician or clinical immunologist”.

4 Application provisions

(1) The amendment made by item 1 applies in relation to relevant vaccinations that take place on or after the commencement of that item.

(2) The amendments made by items 2 and 3 apply in relation to assessments made on or after the commencement of those items.

Schedule 2—Family assistance amendments

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

1 Paragraphs 6(3)(a) and (b)

After “general practitioner”, insert “, a paediatrician, a public health physician, an infectious diseases physician or a clinical immunologist”.

2 Application provision

The amendment made by this Schedule applies in relation to certifications given on or after the commencement of this item.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 23 March 2017

Senate on 9 August 2017]

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