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This legislation has been repealed.

Health Act 1958 - SECT 144

Immunisation status certificates to be produced upon enrolment at primary school

144. Immunisation status certificates to be produced upon enrolment at primary
school





(1) The parent of a child must give an immunisation status certificate in
respect of each prescribed infectious disease to the person in charge of each
primary school that the child attends, before the child first attends that
school.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2) A person in charge of a primary school must not refuse a child admission
to the school only because an immunisation status certificate has not been
produced in respect of that child.

(3) An immunisation status certificate-

   (a)  must be in the prescribed form; and

   (b)  must be completed by a person authorised to do so by the council of
        the municipal district-

   (i)  in which the child resides; or

   (ii) in which the primary school first attended by the child is located.

(4) The person authorised to do so by a council must issue an immunisation
status certificate if the parent of a child produces for each prescribed
infectious disease-

   (a)  evidence that the child-

   (i)  has been immunised against that disease; or

   (ii) has not been immunised against that disease because a registered
        medical practitioner has reasonably believed that the child may suffer
        an adverse reaction to the immunisation; or

   (b)  a statutory declaration that-

   (i)  the parent believes that the child has been immunised against that
        disease; or

   (ii) the parent has a conscientious objection to immunisation against that
        disease; or

   (c)  a written undertaking by the parent to have the child immunised
        against that disease within the period not exceeding six months
        specified in the undertaking.

(5) A parent who gives an undertaking under subsection (4)(c) must carry out
that undertaking.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(6) A person in charge of a primary school may rely on statements in an
immunisation status certificate.

(7) A statement in an immunisation status certificate as to the reasonable
belief of a registered medical practitioner is conclusive proof that the
belief was reasonable.



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