Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_178
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 178
Character Range: 580223–583939

178       Protecting Australians from Antimicrobial Resistance                                                                                                 To improve Australia's capacity to detect, prevent and respond to antimicrobial resistance in support of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2015‑19 by:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) continuing and enhancing existing surveillance activities relating to antimicrobial resistance; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) collecting and reporting data relating to antimicrobial resistance in Australia, including reporting data to the World Health Organization; and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) identifying risks and trends relating to antimicrobial resistance; and
                                                                                                                                                               (d) developing a plan and resources for general practitioners to support improved antimicrobial stewardship in general practice; and
                                                                                                                                                               (e) developing and maintaining a website (including developing content for the website) to improve public knowledge about antimicrobial resistance, including about its causes and effects.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to measures:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) in connection with electronic communications; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) involving the collection, compilation, analysis or dissemination of statistics; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) providing, or incidental to the provision of, medical services, sickness benefits, hospital benefits or pharmaceutical benefits; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) giving effect to Australia's obligations under the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 2 and 12;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) the International Health Regulations, particularly Articles 5‑10 and 44; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) taken in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth.