16Catch up vaccination schedule

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Catch up vaccination schedule

For paragraph (b) of the definition of immunised in subsection 3(1) of the Act, the catch up vaccination schedule for a child is the catch up vaccination schedule for the child determined in accordance with the Australian Immunisation Handbook, to the extent that the schedule relates to the antigens and diseases mentioned in column 3 of Schedules 1 to 5 to this determination (relevant antigens and diseases).

Note 1 As of 4 June 2024, the Australian Immunisation Handbook can be found at: https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/

Note 2 It is intended that the timing of catch up vaccinations will be individual to the particular child after appropriate consideration by the recognised immunisation provider of any diseases or antigens the child may already have been vaccinated against.