{"id":"F2006L01790","name":"Health Insurance Act 1973 - Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X (QAA No. 1/2006)","slug":"health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-1-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":59581,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01790-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Insurance Act 1973 - Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X (QAA No. 1/2006)","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973\n\nDECLARATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITY\n\nUNDER SECTION 124X\n\nQAA No. 1/2006\n\nI, ANTHONY JOHN ABBOTT, Minister for Health and Ageing, under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act):\n\nDECLARE the activity described in the Schedule to this Declaration (the Activities) to be a quality assurance activity to which Part VC of the Act applies, being satisfied in relation to the Activity that:\n\n(i) the persons engaging in the Activity is authorised to do so by an educational institution and/or an association of health professionals; and\n\n(ii) it is in the public interest that Part VC of the Act apply to the Activity having regard to the criteria prescribed in regulations 23C to 23G (inclusive) of the Health Insurance Regulations 1975.\n\n………… Tony Abbott…Tony Abbott……………………\n\nMinister for Health and Ageing\n\nDated: 7 June 2006\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nQAA No. 1/2006\n\nDECLARED QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITIES TO WHICH PART VC OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 APPLIES\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nItem Description of Quality Assurance Activity\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n1. Persons engaging in activity: Australian Patient Safety Foundation\n\nTitle: Advanced Incident Management System\n\nDescription: The Activity is a study of the incidence or causes of conditions or circumstances that affect the quality and safety of health services. The purpose of the Activity is to investigate and analyse (Phase 2) actual and potential adverse patient incidents to develop preventative strategies using the Advanced Incident Monitoring System.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1873},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This ministerial declaration operates exactly within the scope contemplated by section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973, which authorises the Minister to declare specific quality assurance activities as eligible for Part VC confidentiality protections. The instrument applies to a single, clearly defined activity as intended by the empowering provision."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific declaration covering one named organisation (Australian Patient Safety Foundation) and one named system (Advanced Incident Management System)","Schedule contains only one item with straightforward descriptive criteria","Minimal cross-referencing (only to Part VC of the Act and regulations 23C-23G of the 1975 Regulations)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or defined terms within the instrument itself","Standard ministerial declaration format with simple binary criteria satisfaction"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration formally recognises the Australian Patient Safety Foundation’s Advanced Incident Management System as an approved quality‑assurance activity under Part VC of the Health Insurance Act 1973, giving legal confidentiality protections to incident reports.  \n\nThat means healthcare providers can report and analyse patient safety incidents and near misses without most risk of disclosure in legal proceedings, supporting candid learning and system improvements that reduce future patient harm."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-1-2006","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-1-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-1-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-1-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-1-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-1-2006/documents"}}