{"id":"F2005L03185","name":"Health Insurance Act 1973 - Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X (QAA No. 2/2005)","slug":"health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-2-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":134458,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03185-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Insurance Act 1973 - Declaration of Quality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. 2/2005)","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973\n\nDECLARATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITY\n\nUNDER SECTION 124X\n\nQAA No. 2/2005\n\nI, ANTHONY JOHN ABBOTT, Minister for Health and Ageing, under Section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act):\n\n1.  DECLARE the Activity described in the Schedule to this declaration (the Activity) to be a quality assurance activity to which Part VC of the Act applies being satisfied in relation to the Activity that:\n\n(a) the persons engaging in the Activity are authorised to do so by an association of health professionals;\n\n(i) 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: 11/10/2005\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nQAA No. 2/2005\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: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.\n\nTitle: Peer review practice visits for obstetricians and gynaecologists in Australia.\n\nDescription: The Activity is to visit, assess and evaluate the individual practice and competence of Fellows of the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1665},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration maintains its original narrow scope of conferring statutory protection on the specific peer review activity conducted by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. There is no evidence of scope creep beyond the original administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (the declaration itself)","Minimal cross-referencing (only to Section 124X, Part VC, and regulations 23C-23G)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Describes only one specific activity in the Schedule"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This declaration provides legal protection to a specific medical peer review program run by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. It covers 'practice visits' where experienced specialists assess the clinical competence and standards of their colleagues.\n\n**Who it affects:** Obstetricians and gynaecologists who are Fellows of the College — both those conducting the assessments and those being assessed.\n\n**Why it matters:** The declaration triggers **Part VC** of the Health Insurance Act 1973, which gives participants **qualified privilege** (legal immunity from defamation and breach of confidence lawsuits) for statements made during these reviews. This protection encourages honest, critical feedback that improves patient safety and medical standards, without doctors fearing litigation for giving candid assessments of their peers' work."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-2-2005","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-2-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-2-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-2-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-2-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-2-2005/documents"}}