Australian Immunisation Register Act 2015

If:

a recognised vaccination provider administers a relevant vaccination in Australia; and

the relevant vaccination:

is of a kind prescribed by the rules; and

is administered in the circumstances prescribed by the rules;

Subsection (1) does not apply if the recognised vaccination provider reasonably believes that complying with that subsection is likely to pose a risk to the health or safety of an individual.

A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).

If:

a recognised vaccination provider is given information about a relevant vaccination that was administered outside Australia; and

the relevant vaccination:

is of a kind prescribed by the rules; and

was administered in the circumstances prescribed by the rules;

Subsection (3) does not apply if the recognised vaccination provider reasonably believes that complying with that subsection is likely to pose a risk to the health or safety of an individual.

A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).

A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (3).

Subsection 93(2) of the Regulatory Powers Act does not apply in relation to a contravention of subsection (5) of this section.