Under regulation 10C of the Public Health Regulations 2017, the Chief Health Officer may direct the relevant person in relation to a school including community kindergarten, or the persons in charge of a child care service to provide a report to the Chief Health Officer in respect of information given to that person about the immunisation status of children enrolled at the school, community kindergarten or child care service.
Child care service enrolments: the Chief Health Officer has directed that persons in charge of child care services report a child who enrols into their child care service and whose immunisation status is ‘not up to date’. Only children that are on an approved catch-up schedule as indicated on the child’s AIR Immunisation History Statement, have a valid immunisation certificate issued or declared by the Chief Health Officer, or are exempt because of particular family circumstances, need to be reported by completing the Immunisation Status of a Child Reporting Form (external site).
Non-government schools: are required to report any enrolled child with an immunisation status of ‘not up to date’ by completing the Immunisation Status of a Child Reporting Form (external site). Reporting is due by 31 March each year.
Public schools: are not required to report this information individually. The Department of Education will provide reports in relation to children enrolled in public schools, including community kindergartens, with an immunisation status of ‘not up to date’. This will usually occur during Term 1 each year.
At other times
The Chief Health Officer, or their delegate, may request reports of the immunisation status of children enrolled at other specified times. For example, during the outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease.