{"id":"F2016L01815","name":"National Cancer Screening Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Rule 2016","slug":"national-cancer-screening-register-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-rule-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439034,"registerId":"F2016L01815-fast-fetch-1775955205817","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Cancer Screening Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Rule 2016","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\n\n \n\nNational Cancer Screening Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Rule 2016\n\nI, Sussan Ley, Minister for Health and Aged Care, make the following rule.\n\nDated 23 Nov 2016\n\nSussan Ley\n\nMinister for Health and Aged Care\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name \n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Prescribed registers and databases\n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This is the National Cancer Screening Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Rule 2016.\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 Day after registration Day after registration\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 the National Cancer Screening Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2016.\n\n4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\nAct means the National Cancer Screening Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2016.\n\n5 Prescribed registers or databases\n\n Each of the registers or databases that contain information about individuals in connection with screening associated with cervical cancer mentioned in column 2, which exist under legislation of the State or Territory mentioned in column 1, is a prescribed register or database for the purposes of subitem 5(3) of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Act:\n\n \n\n| Column 1
State/Territory | Column 2
Register/Database |\n| --- | --- |\n| Australian Capital Territory | Cervical Cytology Register |\n| New South Wales | Pap Test Register |\n| Northern Territory | NT Cervical Screening Register |\n| Queensland | Queensland Health Pap Smear Register |\n| South Australia | South Australian Cervical Screening Register |\n| Tasmania | Cervical Screening Register |\n| Victoria | Cervical Register maintained by the Victorian Cytology Service Ltd |\n| Western Australia | Cervical Screening Register |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow technical function it was designed for: prescribing specific state and territory registers for transition to the national system. There is no scope creep — it does not expand beyond identifying the 8 registers listed in the table."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 sections, with section 5 being the only substantive provision","Zero defined terms beyond the basic 'Act' definition","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation (except the parent Act)","Simple tabular format for listing registers — essentially a lookup table","Single purpose: nominating specific databases by name and jurisdiction"],"plain_english_summary":"This short, technical rule names the existing state and territory cervical cancer screening registers that will be transferred into the new National Cancer Screening Register. It formally designates those registers so the national system can legally take over the data.\n\nIt affects people with past cervical screening records, the state and territory health departments that hold those records, and the Australian Government by enabling consolidation of screening data into a single national database."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Clause 5 names existing state and territory cervical screening registers as \"prescribed\" for the specified subitem of the Act. The Rule does not add procedural obligations, alter the Act's text, or expand the categories of data beyond listing which existing registers are covered; it implements the Act by identifying covered datasets."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument (name, commencement, authority, definition, list) reduces complexity","Simple commencement mechanism (clause 2: day after registration)","Dependent on the parent Act for legal effect (clause 3), so substantive rules are elsewhere","One defined term only (Act) (clause 4), no new technical definitions","Prescriptive list of existing registers (clause 5) — cross-jurisdictional identification rather than new operational rules","No procedural requirements, penalties, or discretionary powers set out in this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This Rule formally lists which state and territory cervical screening registers are treated as \"prescribed registers or databases\" under the National Cancer Screening Register Act. It takes effect the day after registration and therefore identifies the specific datasets that state and territory health authorities will be treated as covered by the Act for purposes such as data use or transfer."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-cancer-screening-register-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-rule-2016","history":"/api/acts/national-cancer-screening-register-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-rule-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-cancer-screening-register-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-rule-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-cancer-screening-register-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-rule-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-cancer-screening-register-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-rule-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-cancer-screening-register-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-rule-2016/documents"}}