This legislation has been repealed.
Immunisation status certificates to be produced upon enrolment at primary school144. 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.