Bill
Australian Immunisation Register Amendment (Reporting) Bill 2020
passed, as at 2021-02-15. Health portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Health
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2020-12-03
- second reading — 2020-12-03
- second reading — 2021-02-03
- second reading — 2021-02-03
- third reading — 2021-02-03
- introduced — 2021-02-04
- second reading — 2021-02-04
- second reading — 2021-02-04
- second reading — 2021-02-04
- third reading — 2021-02-04
- passed — 2021-02-04
- royal assent — 2021-02-15
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2020-12-03.
This bill would make it compulsory for vaccination providers to report certain vaccines they give to the Australian Immunisation Register.
The Secretary of the Department of Health could demand information from providers who fail to meet this reporting duty, with civil penalties for non-compliance.
Mandatory reporting would start on 1 March 2021 for COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations, and on 1 July 2021 for all National Immunisation Program vaccinations.
- Requires recognised vaccination providers to report information about vaccinations they administer, including those given outside Australia.
- Gives the Secretary of the Department of Health power to compel information from providers who do not comply with the reporting requirement.
- Introduces civil penalties for vaccination providers who do not follow the legislated reporting rules.
- Authorises the collection and use of Commonwealth assigned identifiers called 'provider identification information'.
Recognised vaccination providers and the Department of Health.
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