Child Care Benefit (Vaccination Schedules) (DEEWR) Determination 2013 (Cth)
Child Care Benefit (Vaccination Schedules) (DEEWR) Determination 2013
as amended
made under section 4 of the
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
This compilation was prepared on 5 August 2013 taking into account amendments up to Child Care Benefit (Vaccination Schedules) (DEEWR) Amendment Determination 2013 (No. 1) (F2013L01180).
Prepared by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Child Care Benefit (Vaccination Schedules) (DEEWR) Determination 2013.
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
This Determination commences on 1 July 2013.
3 Revocation
The Family Assistance (Vaccination Schedules) (DEEWR) Determination 2009 is revoked.
Definitions
In this Determination:
Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.
Australian Immunisation Handbook means the 10th edition of the Australian Immunisation Handbook, published by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Note: As of 1 July 2013, the Australian Immunisation Handbook can be found at:
means Haemophilis influenza type b.
5 Application
(1) This Determination applies to child care benefit.
(2) This Determination applies to all claims for child care benefit made on or after 1 July 2013.
Part 2 Vaccination schedules
6 Standard vaccination schedule
(1) For paragraph (a) of the definition of immunised in section 3 of the Act, the standard vaccination schedule for a child is determined by the following table.
If the child was born…
… then the standard vaccination schedule for the child is the schedule set out in the following Schedule to this determination
before 1 July 2012 Schedule 1 on or after 1 July 2012 and before 1 July 2013 Schedule 2 on or after 1 July 2013 Schedule 3
(2) The following paragraphs form part of the standard vaccination schedules mentioned in subsection (1):
(a) a child must receive a vaccination against each antigen or disease mentioned in column 3 of an item of the standard vaccination schedule for the child within one month of reaching the age mentioned in column 2 for that item; and
(b) the vaccine for the vaccination against each antigen or disease mentioned in the standard vaccination schedule for a child must be, if the child receives the vaccination in Australia:
(i) administered to the child by a recognised immunisation provider; and
(ii) registered as a vaccine for the antigen or disease on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
Catch up vaccination schedule
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of immunised in section 3 of the Act, the catch up vaccination schedule for a child is the catch up vaccination schedule for the child determined in accordance with section 2.1.5 of the Australian Immunisation Handbook, to the extent that the schedule relates to the antigens and diseases mentioned in column 3 of Schedules 1 to 3 of this Determination (relevant antigens and diseases).
(2) The following paragraphs form part of the catch up vaccination schedules mentioned in subsection (1) for a child:
(a) a child must receive a vaccination against each antigen or disease in the catch up vaccination schedule for the child within one month of reaching the age that the catch up vaccination schedule for the child states the child should be so vaccinated; and
(b) the vaccine for the vaccination against each antigen or disease mentioned in the catch up vaccination schedule for a child must be, if the child receives the vaccination in Australia:
(i) administered to the child by a recognised immunisation provider; and
(ii) registered as a vaccine for the antigen or disease on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
Schedule 1 Standard vaccination schedule – child born before 1 July 2012
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item | Child’s age | Antigen or disease |
| 1 | 2 months | Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Polio Hib Hepatitis B |
| 2 | 4 months | Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Polio Hib Hepatitis B |
| 3 | 6 months | Diphtheria Hepatitis B (or at 12 months) |
| 4 | 12 months | Measles Mumps Rubella Hib Hepatitis B (or at 6 months) |
| 5 | 4 years | Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Polio Measles Mumps Rubella |
Schedule 2 Standard vaccination schedule – child born on or after 1 July 2012 and before 1 July 2013
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item | Child’s age | Antigen or disease |
| 1 | 2 months | Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Polio Hib Hepatitis B |
| 2 | 4 months | Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Polio Hib Hepatitis B |
| 3 | 6 months | Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Polio Hib Hepatitis B (or at 12 months) |
| 4 | 12 months | Measles Mumps Rubella Hib Hepatitis B (or at 6 months) Meningococcal C |
| 5 | 18 months | Measles Mumps Rubella Varicella |
| 6 | 4 years | Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Polio |
Schedule 3 Standard vaccination schedule – child born on or after 1 July 2013
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item | Child’s age | Antigen or disease |
| 1 | 2 months | Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Polio Hib Hepatitis B Pneumococcal |
| 2 | 4 months | Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Polio Hib Hepatitis B Pneumococcal |
| 3 | 6 months | Diphtheria Hepatitis B Pneumococcal |
| 4 | 12 months | Measles Mumps Rubella Hib Meningococcal C |
| 5 | 18 months | Measles Mumps Rubella Varicella |
| 6 | 4 years | Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Polio |
Notes to the Child Care Benefit (Vaccination Schedules) (DEEWR) Determination 2013
Note 1
The Child Care Benefit (Vaccination Schedules) (DEEWR) Determination 2013 (in force under section 4 of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Instruments
| Title | Date of FRLI registration | Date of | Application, saving or |
| Child Care Benefit (Vaccination Schedules) (DEEWR) Determination 2013 | 19 June 2013 (see F2013l01057) | 1 July 2013 | — |
| Child Care Benefit (Vaccination Schedules) (DEEWR) Amendment Determination 2013 (No. 1) | 27 June 2013 (see F2013L01180) | 1 July 2013 | — |
Table of Amendments
| ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
| Provision affected | How affected |
| Part 2, s.6(1), table............. . Schedule 1, title……………. Schedule 2, title……………. Schedule 2, table, column 3, item 5…………………. Schedule 2, note at foot of table……………………… Schedule 3, title…………… Schedule 3, table, column 3, item 3…………………. Schedule 3, table, column 3, item 4…………………. Schedule 3, table column 3, item 5……………………. Schedule 3, note at foot of table……………………… | rs. 2013 F2013L01180 rs. 2013 F2013L01180 rs. 2013 F2013L01180 am. 2013 F2013L01180 rep. 2013 F2013L01180 rs. 2013 F2013L01180 am. 2013 F2013L01180 am. 2013 F2013L01180 am. 2013 F2013L01180 rep. 2013 F2013L01180 |
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