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Epidemiological Studies
(Confidentiality) Regulation 1992
SL1992-24
made under the
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992
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About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulation 1992, made
under the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992 (including any amendment made
under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 28 April 2019. It
also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to
28 April 2019.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
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Editorial changes
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amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.
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an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The
changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into
line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
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Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
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individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
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Epidemiological Studies
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Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992
Contents
Page
1 Name of regulation 2
4 Prescribed study—controlled availability of opioids 2
5 Prescribed study—parenting practices of drug users 3
6 Prescribed study—combating child abuse by drug users 3
7 Prescribed study—supervised injecting place trial 4
8 Prescribed study—the opiate program 4
9 Prescribed study—pill testing trial 4
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 5
Contents
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2 Abbreviation key 5
3 Legislation history 6
4 Amendment history 8
5 Earlier republications 9
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Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992
Section 1
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1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality)
Regulation 1992.
4 Prescribed study—controlled availability of opioids
(1) For the Act, dictionary, definition of prescribed study paragraph (b),
the Territory epidemiological study known as the Feasibility
Research into the Controlled Availability of Opioids, being the
study—
(a) in relation to the feasibility of a trial of providing opioids in a
controlled manner to users of opioids in the ACT; and
(b) that is conducted jointly by the National Centre for
Epidemiology and Population Health and the Australian
Institute of Criminology; and
(c) that began in May 1991;
is declared to be a study to which the Act applies.
(2) In subsection (1):
opioid means—
(a) opium; or
(b) a drug that has a morphine-like pharmacological effect, being a
synthetic or semisynthetic drug or an opium derivative.
Section 5
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5 Prescribed study—parenting practices of drug users
For the Act, dictionary, definition of prescribed study, paragraph (b),
the Territory epidemiological study known as Parenting in the Socio-
cultural Context of Illicit Drug or Harmful Alcohol Use that—
(a) relates to the parenting ideas and practices of different groups of
women, including illicit drug users; and
(b) is conducted by the National Centre for Epidemiology and
Population Health; and
(c) began in September 1998;
is declared to be a study to which the Act applies.
6 Prescribed study—combating child abuse by drug users
For the Act, dictionary, definition of prescribed study, paragraph (b),
the Territory epidemiological study known as An Evaluation of an
Intervention Program to Combat Child Abuse and Neglect and to
Provide Health Promotion for Children of Drug Users that—
(a) relates to—
(i) the factors responsible for the incidence and distribution of
child abuse among drug users; and
(ii) the effectiveness of a program to combat child abuse and
neglect by drug users and to provide health promotion for
the children of drug users; and
(b) is conducted by the National Centre for Epidemiology and
Population Health; and
(c) began in December 1998;
is declared to be a study to which the Act applies.
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7 Prescribed study—supervised injecting place trial
For the Act, dictionary, definition of prescribed study, paragraph (b),
the scientific trial for the Supervised Injecting Place Trial Act 1999
and a study that is part of or ancillary to the trial are declared to be
studies to which the Act applies.
8 Prescribed study—the opiate program
For the Act, dictionary, definition of prescribed study, paragraph (b),
the Territory epidemiological study, known as the opiate program
(TOP), in which the opioid treatment index is applied to give
aggregate data that produce measures of prevalence and distribution
of opioid dependence, is declared to be a study to which the Act
applies.
9 Prescribed study—pill testing trial
(1) For the Act, dictionary, definition of prescribed study, paragraph (b),
Pill testing in the ACT: Pilot evaluation is declared to be a study to
which the Act applies.
(2) In this section:
Pill testing in the ACT: Pilot evaluation means the Territory
epidemiological study that—
(a) relates to—
(i) the conduct of a trial of pill testing at a music festival; and
(ii) an evaluation of the impact of the trial on people and the
community; and
(b) is conducted by the Research School of Population Health,
Australian National University; and
(c) began in April 2019.
Endnotes
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
Endnotes
3 Legislation history
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3 Legislation history
This regulation was originally the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality)
Regulations. It was renamed by the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality)
Regulations Amendment 1999 SL1999-28 s 3 and under the Legislation Act 2001.
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulation 1992 SL1992-24
notified 9 November 1992 (Gaz 1992 No S198)
commenced 9 November 1992 (s 2)
as amended by
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations Amendment
SL1999-28
notified 3 November 1999 (Gaz 1999 No 44)
commenced 3 November 1999 (s 1)
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations Amendment
SL2000-19
notified 27 April 2000 (Gaz 2000 No 19)
commenced 27 April 2000 (s 1)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-44 pt 133
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 133 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001
No S65)
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Amendment Regulations
2003 SL2003-9
notified LR 17 April 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 17 April 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 18 April 2003 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.40
notified LR 22 March 2007
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.40 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))
Endnotes
Legislation history 3
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Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Amendment
Regulation 2019 (No 1) SL2019-6
notified LR 26 April 2019
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 April 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 28 April 2019 (s 2)
Endnotes
4 Amendment history
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4 Amendment history
Name of regulation
s 1 sub SL1999-28 s 3
am R4 LA
Commencement
s 2 om SL2001-44 amdt 1.1576
Definitions
s 3 om SL2001-44 amdt 1.1576
Prescribed study—controlled availability of opioids
s 4 hdg sub SL1999-28 notes
s 4 am A2007-3 amdt 3.207
Prescribed study—parenting practices of drug users
s 5 ins SL1999-28 s 4
am A2007-3 amdt 3.207
Prescribed study—combating child abuse by drug users
s 6 ins SL1999-28 s 4
am A2007-3 amdt 3.207
Prescribed study—supervised injecting place trial
s 7 ins SL2000-19 s 3
am A2007-3 amdt 3.207
Prescribed study—the opiate program
s 8 ins SL2003-9 s 4
am A2007-3 amdt 3.207
Prescribed study—pill testing trial
s 9 ins SL2019-6 s 4