Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) The purposes of the ACI register are to facilitate the following:
(a) establishing and keeping an electronic database of records relating to vaccinations of young 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) identifying any parts of Australia at risk during disease outbreaks because of the number of unvaccinated young individuals in those parts;
(f) checking a young individual's vaccination status by that individual or by a recognised vaccination provider;
(g) checking a young individual's vaccination status:
(i) by (or on behalf of) the Commonwealth; and
(ii) to the extent that this is necessary for determining eligibility for family assistance;
(h) advising a young 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 young individuals' health and well-being by giving information on new developments associated with vaccinations to them and to recognised vaccination providers;
(k) payments relating to vaccinations;
(l) research relating to vaccinations;
(m) anything incidental to any of the above paragraphs.
(2) For a young individual who is incapable of managing his or her health affairs:
(a) paragraph (1)(f) also applies to checking of the young individual's vaccination status by a parent or guardian of the young individual; and
(b) paragraphs (1)(h), (i) and (j) also apply to advising, or giving a certificate or information to, a parent or guardian of the young individual.