Change of immunisation status—notification
10 Change of immunisation status—notification
When a child is enrolled at a pre-secondary school for the first time (for that school), the person in charge of the school must require a parent or guardian of the child to tell the person in charge of a change in the immunisation status of the child within a reasonable time after the status changes.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
The parent or guardian of a child enrolled at a pre-secondary school must tell the person in charge of the school of a change in the immunisation status of the child within a reasonable time after the status changes.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
If the person in charge of a pre-secondary school is told of a change in a child’s immunisation status, the person must attach a note of the change to the child’s immunisation record.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
The person in charge of a pre-secondary school must, within a reasonable time after a note is attached under subsection (2), give a copy of the note to the chief health officer.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
It is a defence to a prosecution under this section for failure to do a thing that the defendant had a reasonable excuse for that failure.
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