{"id":"F2005L00020","name":"Health Insurance Act 1973 - Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X (QAA No. 3/2004)","slug":"health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-3-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":33315,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE","content":"# SCHEDULE\n\nQAA No. 3/2004\n\nDECLARED QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITY 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. Organisation engaging in activity: Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL).\n\nTitle: Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL).\n\nDescription: The Activity is for the accreditation of general practices against the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Standards for General Practice.\n\n2. Organisation engaging in activity: Quality Practice Accreditation Proprietary Limited (QPA).\n\nTitle: Quality Practice Accreditation Proprietary Limited (QPA).\n\nDescription: The Activity is for the accreditation of general practices against the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Standards for General Practice.\n\n3. Organisation engaging in activity: Quality Improvement Practice Proprietary Limited (QIP).\n\nTitle: Quality Improvement Practice Proprietary Limited (QIP).\n\nDescription: The Activity is for the accreditation of optometric practices against the Optometrists Association Australia (OAA) Practice Standards.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1157},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function described in its title—it declares three specific quality assurance activities to receive Part VC protections. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond this declaratory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Simple tabular format listing only three declarative items","No defined terms or interpretation clauses within the instrument","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative provisions","Straightforward declaratory function with minimal legal machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis document officially declares three healthcare accreditation programs as \"quality assurance activities\" under the *Health Insurance Act 1973*.\n\n**The three programs are:**\n- **AGPAL** and **QPA**: Both accredit general medical practices against the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) standards\n- **QIP**: Accredits optometry practices against the Optometrists Association Australia standards\n\n**Why it matters:**\nBy declaring these as quality assurance activities, they receive special legal protections under **Part VC** of the Act. This means:\n- Information gathered during accreditation assessments is generally confidential\n- Doctors and health professionals can speak candidly about mistakes or improvements without fear their comments will be used against them in court (this is called \"privilege\")\n- The accreditation bodies and participants get legal protection from certain types of lawsuits when conducting these quality reviews\n\nEssentially, this makes it safer for healthcare providers to participate honestly in quality improvement programs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-3-2004","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-3-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-3-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-3-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-3-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-declaration-of-quality-assurance-activity-under-section-124x-qaa-no-3-2004/documents"}}