{"id":"F2010L02012","name":"National Health Security (SSBA Standards) Determination 2010","slug":"national-health-security-ssba-standards-determination-2010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":124509,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L02012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health Security (SSBA Standards) Determination 2010","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nNational Health Security (SSBA Standards) Determination 20101\n\nNational Health Security Act 2007\n\nI, NICOLA ROXON, Minister for Health and Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 35 (1) of the National Health Security Act 2007.\n\nDated 8 July 2010\n\nNICOLA ROXON\n\nMinister for Health and Ageing\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the National Health Security (SSBA Standards) Determination 2010.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 14 July 2010.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\n> Act means the National Health Security Act 2007.\n\n> SSBA Standards means the Security‑sensitive Biological Agent (SSBA) Standards, dated 14 July 2010, published by the Commonwealth.\n\n> Note The Security‑sensitive Biological Agent (SSBA) Standards can be found on the Department’s website at http://www.health.gov.au/ssba.\n\n4 Determination\n\nFor subsection 35 (1) of the Act, the SSBA Standards are determined.\n\n5 Revocation\n\nThe National Health Security (SSBA Standards) Determination 2009 is revoked.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1549},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual update maintaining the same regulatory scope. It simply revokes the 2009 Determination and enacts the updated 2010 version of the SSBA Standards under the same section 35(1) power of the National Health Security Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 operative sections total","Just 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'SSBA Standards')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single substantive action: incorporating external standards by reference","Static incorporation (dated version) rather than rolling incorporation"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This is a short, technical legal instrument that switches on the official safety rules for handling Australia's most dangerous germs and toxins.\n\nInstead of listing the actual safety rules here, the document legally **adopts by reference** a separate set of guidelines called the *Security-sensitive Biological Agent (SSBA) Standards* (dated 14 July 2010). These external standards cover how labs must store, secure, and handle high-risk biological agents (like anthrax or Ebola) to prevent theft, accidental release, or bioterrorism.\n\n**Who it affects:** Research laboratories, diagnostic facilities, and any organisation handling Security-sensitive Biological Agents (SSBAs) in Australia.\n\n**Why it matters:** It makes the 2010 biosecurity standards legally binding and enforceable under the *National Health Security Act 2007*. It also automatically cancels (revokes) the previous 2009 version of the standards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-security-ssba-standards-determination-2010","history":"/api/acts/national-health-security-ssba-standards-determination-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-security-ssba-standards-determination-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-security-ssba-standards-determination-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-security-ssba-standards-determination-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-security-ssba-standards-determination-2010/documents"}}