Family Assistance (Immunisation Principles and Vaccination Schedules) (DSS) Determination 2018
15Standard vaccination schedule
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Standard vaccination schedule
(1) For paragraph (a) of the definition of immunised in subsection 3(1) of the Act, the standard vaccination schedule for a child is determined by the following table.
| If the child was born… | … then the standard vaccination schedule for the child is the schedule set out in the following Schedule to this determination |
|---|---|
| on or after 1 May 1998 and before 1 July 2012 | Schedule 1 |
| on or after 1 July 2012 and before 1 October 2014 | Schedule 2 |
| on or after 1 October 2014 and before 1 January 2017 | Schedule 3 |
| on or after 1 January 2017 and before 1 July 2024 | Schedule 4 |
| on or after 1 July 2024 | Schedule 5 |
(2) The following paragraphs form part of the standard vaccination schedules mentioned in subsection (1):
(a) a child must receive a vaccination against each antigen or disease mentioned in column 3 of an item of the standard vaccination schedule for the child no later than one month after reaching the age mentioned in column 2 for that item; and
(b) the vaccine for the vaccination against each antigen or disease mentioned in the standard vaccination schedule for a child must be, if the child receives the vaccination in Australia:
(i) administered to the child by a recognised immunisation provider; and
(ii) registered as a vaccine on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods maintained under section 9A of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.