Australian Immunisation Register Act 2015

The purposes of the AI register are to facilitate the following:

establishing and keeping an electronic database of records relating to vaccinations of individuals;

collecting, analysing and publishing statistics, and other information, about vaccination coverage across Australia and parts of Australia;

monitoring vaccination coverage across Australia and parts of Australia;

monitoring the effectiveness of vaccines and vaccination programs in preventing vaccine preventable diseases;

identifying any parts of Australia at risk during disease outbreaks because of the number of unvaccinated individuals in those parts;

checking an individual’s vaccination status by that individual or by a recognised vaccination provider;

checking an individual’s vaccination status:

by (or on behalf of) the Commonwealth; and

to the extent that this is necessary for determining eligibility for family assistance;

advising an individual when he or she is, or was, due to receive doses of a vaccine;

certifying when a course of vaccination has been completed;

promoting individuals’ health and well‑being by giving information on new developments associated with vaccinations to them and to recognised vaccination providers;

payments relating to vaccinations;

research relating to vaccinations;

anything incidental to any of the above paragraphs.

For an individual who is incapable of managing his or her health affairs:

paragraph (1)(f) also applies to checking of the individual’s vaccination status by a legal personal representative of the individual; and

paragraphs (1)(h), (i) and (j) also apply to advising, or giving a certificate or information to, a legal personal representative of the individual.