Public Health Regulations 2017

This regulation has effect for the purposes of section 94(5)(c) of the Act.

The following information, in relation to the patient or deceased person, is prescribed in respect of all notifiable infectious diseases and notifiable infectious disease‑related conditions, other than adverse events following immunisation and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection —

country of birth;

language spoken at home;

Indigenous status;

name of occupation (where relevant);

name of school, community kindergarten, child care service or educational institution attended (where relevant);

date of onset of the disease or condition;

date of death (where relevant);

likely place (that is, country or Australian jurisdiction) of acquisition of the disease or condition;

details of the basis for diagnosis of the disease or condition;

details of symptoms and signs relating to, and treatment of, the disease or condition;

whether the patient or deceased person attended a hospital in relation to the disease or condition.

The following information, in relation to the patient or deceased person, is prescribed in respect of adverse events following immunisation —

Indigenous status;

details of underlying medical conditions (if any);

details of previous reactions (if any) to vaccines;

details of the vaccine or vaccines administered;

time elapsed between vaccination and onset of symptoms;

duration of symptoms;

details of the adverse event;

details of the management of the adverse event;

details of the provider of the vaccine and the clinical setting in which it was provided;

details of the person reporting the adverse event.

The information required by the HIV infection notification form is prescribed in respect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

In subregulation (4) —