National Health (Immunisation Program – Designated Vaccines) Variation Determination 2017 (No. 1) (Cth)

National Health (Immunisation Program – Designated Vaccines) Variation Determination 2017 (No. 1)

National Health Act 1953

I, Hope Peisley, Delegate of the Minister for Health, make this Determination under subsections 9B (2) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated   22     May 2017

Ms Hope Peisley

Assistant Secretary a/g

Immunisation Branch

Office of Health Protection

Department of Health

Delegate of the Minister for Health

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the National Health (Immunisation Program – Designated Vaccines) Variation Determination 2017 (No.1).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after registration.

1. Authority

This Determination is made under subsection 9B (2) of the National Health Act 1953.

1. Variation of National Health (Immunisation Program – Designated Vaccines) Determination 2014 (No. 1)

The Schedule varies the National Health (Immunisation Program – Designated     Vaccines) Determination 2014 (No. 1).

Schedule

[1] After subsection 7(10)

Insert new subsection

(11)   For each one of items 101, 102, 106, 107, 108, 202, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218 and 219 of Schedule 1, in addition to the circumstances specified in the item in which the designated vaccine may be provided to an individual, the vaccine may be provided to an individual if:

(a)    the individual is 10 years of age or older but less than 20 years of age; and

(b)    the individual did not receive the vaccine at an age mentioned in the circumstances of the item or in accordance with the circumstances described at subsection 7(10).

12)    For each one of items 101, 102, 202, 211, 212, 215, 216 and 217 of Schedule 1, in addition to the circumstances specified in the item in which the designated vaccine may be provided to an individual, the vaccine may be provided to an individual if:

(a)    the individual is 20 years of age or older;

(b)   the individual did not receive the vaccine at an age mentioned in the circumstances of the item or in accordance with the circumstances described in subsection 7(10) or 7(11); and

(c)   the individual holds a subclass of visa from one of the following types of visa subclasses issued under the Migration Regulations 1994 as in force from time to time:

(i) Subclass 200 visa;

(ii) Subclass 201 visa;

(iii) Subclass 202 visa;

(iv) Subclass 203 visa; or

(v) Subclass 204 visa.

[NOTE:  The subclasses of visa mentioned in paragraph (c) relate to visas for refugees and humanitarian entrants to Australia]