Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The purposes of the AI register are to facilitate the following :
(a) establishing and keeping an electronic database of records rel ating to vaccinations of individuals ;
(b) collecting, analysing and publishing statistics , and other information, about vaccination coverage across Australia and parts of Australia;
(c) monitoring vaccination coverage across Australia and parts of Australia;
(d) monitoring the effectiveness of vaccines and vaccination programs in preventing vaccine preventable diseases;
(e) identif ying any parts of Australia at risk during disease outbreaks because of the number of unvaccinated individuals in those parts ;
(f) checking an individual's vaccination status by that individual or by a rec ognised vaccination provider;
(g) checking an individual's vaccination status :
(i) by (or on behalf of) the Commonwealth; and
(ii) to the extent that this is necessary for determining el igibility for family assistance ;
(h) advising an individual when he or she is, or was, due to receive doses of a vaccine ;
(i) certifying when a course of vaccination has been completed;
(j) promoting individuals' health and well - being by giving information on ne w developments associated with vaccinations to them and to recognised vaccination provider s;
(k) payments relating to vaccinations ;
(l) research relating to vaccinations ;
(m) anything incidental to any of the above paragraphs.
(2) For an individual who is incapable of managing his or her health affairs:
(a) paragraph ( 1)(f) also applies to checking of the individual's vaccination status by a legal personal representative of the individual; and
(b) paragraphs ( 1)(h), (i) and (j) also apply to
advising, or giving a certificate or information to, a legal personal
representative of the individual.