Simplified outline of this Act
3 Simplified outline of this Act
This Act establishes:
the Australian Centre for Disease Control; and
the office of the Director‑General of the Australian Centre for Disease Control; and
the Advisory Council of the Australian Centre for Disease Control.
The Director‑General has a range of functions relating to public health, including:
providing advice to Ministers and government bodies on public health matters; and
providing advice to, and consulting with, international bodies on public health matters; and
gathering and analysing information relating to public health matters; and
providing information to prescribed public health entities; and
providing advice to, and consulting with, various other bodies on public health matters; and
developing, publishing and promoting standards, guidelines, public communications, reports and other material on public health matters; and
functions under other Acts, including the Biosecurity Act 2015, the National Health Security Act 2007 and the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry Act 2023.
The Advisory Council’s function is to advise the Director‑General on public health matters and other matters.
The Centre’s functions are to assist the Director‑General and the Advisory Council.
Part 4 of this Act contains provisions about information, including powers for the Director‑General and others to collect, use and disclose information. Generally, information may be collected, used and disclosed for the purposes of this Act despite other laws that would otherwise prevent this.
Part 4 also contains prohibitions on unauthorised use or disclosure of information.
Part 5 contains provisions about enforcement.
Part 6 contains miscellaneous provisions.
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