{"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instrument is registered. 13 September 2024\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 certificate postpones the automatic expiry of the National Health (Immunisation Program — Designated Vaccines) Determination 2014 (No.1), moving its sunsetting from 1 October 2024 to 1 October 2026. It keeps government-funded vaccine listings in force for two more years, preserving coverage for patients, providers and suppliers while policy review occurs. The certificate itself lapses on 2 October 2026."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument changes the temporal scope of the National Health (Immunisation Program—Designated Vaccines) Determination 2014 (No.1) by deferring its sunsetting from 1 October 2024 to 1 October 2026, thereby extending the period during which the Determination’s rules apply (s4). The instrument itself starts the day after registration (s2) and is repealed at the start of 2 October 2026 (s5). Authority for the deferral is paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003 (s3)."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive change: deferral of the sunsetting date (s4) — limits scope and legal movement to one discrete outcome","Clear commencement mechanic: instrument begins the day after registration (s2) — low timing ambiguity","Authority explicitly stated under Legislation Act paragraph 51(1)(c) (s3) — straightforward legal power source","Self‑repeal provision gives a fixed backstop date (s5) — reduces ongoing regulatory uncertainty","Indirect dependence on the content of the underlying Determination increases practical importance even though this instrument does not alter substantive regulatory rules (s4)","No new regulatory obligations or discretionary grants in this instrument — minimal compliance complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate postpones the automatic repeal (sunsetting) of the National Health (Immunisation Program—Designated Vaccines) Determination 2014 (No.1), moving its repeal from 1 October 2024 to 1 October 2026 (see s4). That keeps the Determination’s legal obligations and entitlements in force for two more years, so health agencies, vaccine programme administrators and any parties bound by that Determination continue to operate under the existing rules; the certificate commences the day after registration and is itself repealed on 2 October 2026 (see ss2,5)."}},"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"}}