{"id":"F2024L01136","name":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—National Health (Immunisation Program—Designated Vaccines) Determination) Certificate 2024","slug":"legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-health-immunisation-program-designated-vaccines-determin","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442570,"registerId":"F2024L01136-fast-fetch-1775957543614","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—National Health (Immunisation Program—Designated Vaccines) Determination) Certificate 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLegislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—National Health (Immunisation Program—Designated Vaccines) Determination) Certificate 2024\n\nI, Mark Dreyfus KC, Attorney‑General, make the following certificate.\n\nDated 26 August 2024\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Deferral of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—National Health (Immunisation Program—Designated Vaccines) Determination) Certificate 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (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.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 13 September 2024\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.\n\n (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.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Deferral of sunsetting\n\n  The National Health (Immunisation Program — Designated Vaccines) Determination 2014 (No.1), for which the sunsetting day is 1 October 2024, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 October 2026.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 October 2026.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the Legislation Act 2003's sunsetting framework — temporarily deferring expiry of a legislative instrument. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, ~250 words)","Only 1 substantive provision (section 4) that performs a single mechanical function","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Single cross-reference to the Legislation Act 2003 (paragraph 51(1)(c))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Temporal mechanics are straightforward (deferral of existing date, self-repeal clause)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument that extends the life of a vaccination program rule by two years.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe certificate delays the automatic expiry (called \"sunsetting\") of the *National Health (Immunisation Program — Designated Vaccines) Determination 2014 (No.1)*. This determination lists which vaccines are covered under Australia's National Immunisation Program.\n\nWithout this certificate, the vaccine determination would automatically expire on **1 October 2024** under a law that scrubs old regulations (the *Legislation Act 2003*). This certificate pushes that expiry date back to **1 October 2026**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Patients:** People who rely on government-funded vaccines (children, seniors, at-risk groups)\n- **Healthcare providers:** Doctors and nurses who administer vaccines under the program\n- **Vaccine suppliers:** Companies whose products are listed in the determination\n\n**Why it matters:**\nSunsetting exists to keep the rulebook tidy by removing outdated laws. But sometimes rules need a temporary stay of execution while they're being reviewed or replaced. This certificate acts like a \"pause button\" — keeping the vaccine list legally valid for two more years so there's no gap in coverage while the government decides whether to remake, amend, or let the determination expire permanently.\n\nThe certificate itself self-destructs on **2 October 2026**, the day after the vaccine determination expires."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-health-immunisation-program-designated-vaccines-determin","history":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-health-immunisation-program-designated-vaccines-determin/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-health-immunisation-program-designated-vaccines-determin/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-health-immunisation-program-designated-vaccines-determin/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-health-immunisation-program-designated-vaccines-determin/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-health-immunisation-program-designated-vaccines-determin/documents"}}