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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
South Australia
South Australian Public Health (Early Childhood Services
and Immunisation) Amendment Bill 2020
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the
South
Australian Public Health Act 2011
.
Contents
Part 2—Amendment of South Australian
Public Health Act 2011
4Amendment of
section 96A—Interpretation
5Insertion of sections 96BA and
96BB
96BAProhibition on enrolment in
early childhood services where immunisation requirements not met
96BBProhibition on providing
early childhood services where immunisation requirements not met
6Amendment of section
96E—Exemptions
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the South Australian Public Health (Early
Childhood Services and Immunisation) Amendment Act 2020.
This Act comes into operation 3 months after the day on which it is
assented to by the Governor.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of South Australian Public Health
Act 2011
4—Amendment
of section 96A—Interpretation
(1) Section 96A, definition of early childhood service,
example—after "pre-school," insert:
occasional care,
(2) Section 96A—after its present contents as amended by this
section (now to be designated as subsection (1)) insert:
(2) For the purposes of
this Part, a child meets the immunisation requirements if the
child meets the immunisation requirements within the meaning of the
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 of the
Commonwealth (subject to any prescribed modifications).
5—Insertion
of sections 96BA and 96BB
After section 96B insert:
96BA—Prohibition on enrolment in early childhood
services where immunisation requirements not met
(1) A person who
provides an early childhood service must not enrol a child for the provision of
the service unless—
(a) immunisation
records relating to the child have been provided to the person in accordance
with section 96B(1); and
(b) the
immunisation records indicate that the child meets the immunisation
requirements.
Maximum penalty: $30 000.
(2) It is a defence to a charge of an offence under this section relating
to the enrolment of a child to prove that the defendant relied in good faith on
immunisation records (or purported immunisation records) provided to the
defendant in accordance with section 96B(1) indicating that the
immunisation status of the child was up to date.
96BB—Prohibition on providing early childhood
services where immunisation requirements not met
(1) A person must not
provide an early childhood service for a child unless—
(a) immunisation
records relating to the child have been provided to the person in accordance
with section 96B(1); and
(b) the
immunisation records indicate that the child meets the immunisation
requirements.
Maximum penalty: $30 000.
(2) It is a defence to a charge of an offence under this section relating
to a child to prove that the defendant relied in good faith on immunisation
records (or purported immunisation records) provided to the defendant in
accordance with section 96B(1) indicating that the immunisation status of
the child was up to date.
6—Amendment
of section 96E—Exemptions
Section 96E(4), penalty clause—delete "$2 500" and
substitute:
$30 000