Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Immunisation Services) Regulations 2013

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Immunisation Services) Regulations 2013 S.R. No. 143/2013 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Principal Regulations 2 5 New Part 11 inserted 2 PART 11—MISCELLANEOUS 2 89 Disclosure of information to Councils by secondary schools—immunisation co-ordination 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2013 S.R. No. 143/2013 Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Immunisation Services) Regulations 2013 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 26 November 2013 Responsible Minister: DAVID DAVIS Minister for Health YVETTE CARISBROOKE Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009 to authorise the disclosure to Councils and the use by them of certain information in order to facilitate the provision of immunisation services to children attending secondary schools. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 232 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 December 2013. -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 143/2013 Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Immunisation Services) Regulations 2013 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 2 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 20091 are called the Principal Regulations. 5 New Part 11 inserted After Part 10 of the Principal Regulations insert— "PART 11—MISCELLANEOUS 89 Disclosure of information to Councils by secondary schools—immunisation co-ordination (1) For the purposes of carrying out a function under section 24(f) of the Act, a Council may request the principal of a secondary school located within the municipal district to disclose the following information about a student enrolled at the school— (a) the name of the student; (b) the student's date of birth; (c) the student's gender; (d) the class or group to which the student is attached; (e) the name of the parents or guardians of the student and their telephone numbers, email addresses and postal addresses; (f) the languages spoken at the student's home. r. 4 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 143/2013 Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Immunisation Services) Regulations 2013 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 (2) On receiving a request under subregulation (1), the principal may disclose information held by the school. __________________". ═══════════════ r. 5 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 143/2013 Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Immunisation Services) Regulations 2013 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 4 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 178/2009 as amended by S.R. Nos 79/2010, 57/2011, 72/2011, 109/2013 and 137/2013. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --