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PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATION 2000 - REG 8

Provision of immunisation history on enrolment at school

    (1)     When a child is enrolled at a kindergarten or primary school for the first time (for that kindergarten or school), the person in charge of the kindergarten or school must require a parent or guardian of the child to provide, for each vaccine preventable disease—

        (a)     an immunisation record stating the immunisation status of the child for the disease; or

        (b)     if the parent or guardian cannot provide an immunisation record for the disease—a statement verifying that the child has been immunised against the disease; or

        (c)     a declaration that the child has not been immunised against the disease; or

        (d)     a declaration that the parent or guardian does not know whether or not the child has been immunised against the disease.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

Note     It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see Criminal Code

, pt 3.4).

    (2)     When a child is enrolled at a preschool or childcare centre for the first time (for that preschool or centre), the person in charge of the preschool or centre must require a parent or guardian of the child—

        (a)     to provide for inspection an immunisation record setting out the immunisation status of the child for each vaccine preventable disease; and

        (b)     to give the person in charge a copy of that record.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (3)     A parent or guardian of a child must comply with a requirement under this section.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (4)     It is a defence to a prosecution under this section for failure to do a thing that the defendant had a reasonable excuse for that failure.



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