Australian Immunisation Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2015 (139 of 2015)

Schedule 2   Amendments commencing later in 2016

Australian Immunisation Register Act 2015

10   Section 7

Repeal the section, substitute:

7 Simplified outline of this Part

The Australian Immunisation Register is established to keep information about vaccinations of individuals.

The purposes of the register relate to supporting Australian vaccination programs, and vaccination matters more broadly.

Individuals can opt out from receiving certain information from the register. They can also request for their information in the register not to be disclosed for certain purposes.

Payments relating to vaccinations may be made on behalf of the Commonwealth.