PGPA Act (Australian Immunisation Register Special Account 2026) Determination 2026

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1 Name #

This instrument is the PGPA Act (Australian Immunisation Register Special Account 2026) Determination 2026.

2 Commencement #

These Regulations shall come into force on 17th March 1987 and shall have effect as from 25th November 1982.

(1)Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
The whole of this instrument	The later of the day mentioned in paragraph 79(5)(a) of the PGPA Act or 24 September 2026.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2)Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority #

This instrument is made under subsections 78(1) and 78(3) of the PGPA Act.

4 Definitions #

In this instrument:

Australian Immunisation Register has the same meaning as in the Australian Immunisation Register Act 2015.

Australian Immunisation Register Instrument means the PGPA Act Determination (Australian Immunisation Register Special Account 2016) — Establishment.

Australian Immunisation Register Special Account 2016 means the special account established by the Australian Immunisation Register Instrument.

PGPA Act means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

the special account means the Australian Immunisation Register Special Account 2026 established by this instrument.

5 Establishment of the special account #

For paragraph 78(1)(a) of the PGPA Act, the Australian Immunisation Register Special Account 2026 is established as a special account.

6 Amounts that may be credited to the special account #

For paragraph 78(1)(b) of the PGPA Act, the following amounts may be credited to the special account:

(a)amounts received in the course of the performance of functions that relate to the purposes of the special account; and

(b)amounts received from any person by, or on behalf of the Commonwealth for the purposes of the special account.

7 Purposes of the special account #

For paragraph 78(1)(c) of the PGPA Act, the purposes of the special account, in relation to which amounts may be debited from the special account, are:

(a)to make payments in relation to incentive payments by or on behalf of the Commonwealth to recognised vaccination providers who notify the Australian Immunisation Register that they have completed immunisations for children up to seven years of age, through the National Immunisation Program;

(b)to reduce the balance of the special account (and, therefore, the available appropriation) without making a real or notional payment; and

(c)to repay amounts that have been credited to the special account where a court order, Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received.

8 Accountable authority responsible for the special account #

For paragraph 78(1)(d) of the PGPA Act, the accountable authority responsible for the special account is the Secretary of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

9 Opening balance of the special account #

(1)For paragraph 78(1)(b) of the PGPA Act, the amount in subsection 9(2) (opening balance) is required to be credited to the special account immediately after its establishment.

(2)The opening balance is equal to the amount standing to the credit of the Australian Immunisation Register Special Account 2016 immediately prior to the commencement of this instrument.

10 Revocation of the Australian Immunisation RegisterInstrument #

For subsection 78(3) of the PGPA Act, the Australian Immunisation Register Instrument is revoked.

11 Additional repeal provisions #

(1)For subsection 78(3) of the PGPA Act, Part 3 of this instrument is repealed at the end of the seventh day after the revocation of the Australian Immunisation Register Instrument under section 10 (date of repeal).

(2)For subsection 78(3) of the PGPA Act, the following definitions in section 4 are repealed on the date of repeal:

(a)definition of Australian Immunisation Register Instrument;

(b)definition of Australian Immunisation Register Special Account 2016.

(3)Despite subsection 11(1), the effects of Part 3 of this instrument remain in force after the date of repeal.

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PGPA Act (Australian Immunisation Register Special Account 2026) Determination 2026

1 Name #

2 Commencement #

3 Authority #

4 Definitions #

5 Establishment of the special account #

6 Amounts that may be credited to the special account #

7 Purposes of the special account #

8 Accountable authority responsible for the special account #

9 Opening balance of the special account #

10 Revocation of the Australian Immunisation RegisterInstrument #

11 Additional repeal provisions #

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1 Name #

2 Commencement #

3 Authority #

4 Definitions #

5 Establishment of the special account #

6 Amounts that may be credited to the special account #

7 Purposes of the special account #

8 Accountable authority responsible for the special account #

9 Opening balance of the special account #

10 Revocation of the Australian Immunisation RegisterInstrument #

11 Additional repeal provisions #