Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations Amendment (ACT)

Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations Amendment

Subordinate Law 1999 No 28

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992.

Dated 9 October 1999.

michael moore

Minister

kate carnell

Minister

1. Commencement

   These regulations commence on the day they are notified in the Gazette.

2. Regulations amended

   These regulations amend the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations.

3. Substitution

   Regulation 1 is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

4. Name of regulations

   These regulations are the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations 1992.”.

5. Insertion

   After regulation 4 the following regulations are inserted:

6. Prescribed study—parenting practices of drug users

   For paragraph (b) of the definition of prescribed study in subsection 3 (1) of the Act, the Territory epidemiological study known as Parenting in the Socio-cultural Context of Illicit Drug or Harmful Alcohol Use that—

   (a)relates to the parenting ideas and practices of different groups of women, including illicit drug users; and

(b)is conducted by the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health; and

(c)began in September 1998;

is declared to be a study to which the Act applies.

1. Prescribed study—combating child abuse by drug users

   For paragraph (b) of the definition of prescribed study in subsection 3 (1) of the Act, the Territory epidemiological study known as An Evaluation of an Intervention Program to Combat Child Abuse and Neglect and to Provide Health Promotion for Children of Drug Users that—

   (a)relates to—

   (i)the factors responsible for the incidence and distribution of child abuse among drug users; and

   (ii)the effectiveness of a program to combat child abuse and neglect by drug users and to provide health promotion for the children of drug users; and

(b)is conducted by the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health; and

(c)began in December 1998;

is declared to be a study to which the Act applies.”.

Endnotes

Regulations amended

1. SL 1992 No 24 (Not republished).

Notification

1. Notified in the Gazette on 3 November 1999.

Change to regulation heading

1. The following change to a regulation heading is made on the commencement of these regulations:

Regulation

Change

4

Omit the heading, substitute the following heading:

“Prescribed study—controlled availability of opioids”.

©  Australian Capital Territory 1999