Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_182
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 182
Character Range: 605476–612737

182       Health Protection Program                                                                                                                            To support activities that strengthen the nation's capacity and capability to detect, prepare for and respond to health emergencies and communicable diseases, including by:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) maintaining laboratory capacity and capability for, and providing laboratory services in the event of, a health emergency; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) maintaining a register of biological agents of security concern; and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) developing and implementing measures to support health emergency response activities; and
                                                                                                                                                               (d) providing emergency response training and support to health personnel; and
                                                                                                                                                               (e) developing, and implementing as necessary, a communications campaign for responding to health emergencies; and
                                                                                                                                                               (f) maintaining a stockpile of pharmaceuticals, vaccines and other health resources for distribution in health emergencies; and
                                                                                                                                                               (g) commissioning research relating to potential or emerging public health threats; and
                                                                                                                                                               (h) developing and implementing quarantine and biosecurity measures; and
                                                                                                                                                               (i) developing and implementing communicable disease related surveillance, controls, data collection, research, analysis and reporting, including in countries from which diseases could spread to Australia; and
                                                                                                                                                               (j) supporting activities aimed at reducing the incidence of communicable diseases, including blood‑borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections; and
                                                                                                                                                               (k) informing the public, affected persons and health practitioners about communicable diseases and their prevention and treatment; and
                                                                                                                                                               (l) commissioning research about health issues arising from environmental factors.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to measures:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) in connection with electronic communications; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) relating to the defence of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) relating to quarantine; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) involving the collection, compilation, analysis or dissemination of statistics; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) relating to the health of, or provision of health services to, immigrants or aliens; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) providing, or incidental to the provision of, pharmaceutical benefits, sickness benefits, hospital benefits or medical services; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) providing assistance to Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders; or
                                                                                                                                                               (h) giving effect to Australia's obligations, including those 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
                                                                                                                                                               (i) relating to matters affecting Australia's relations with foreign countries and international organisations; or
                                                                                                                                                               (j) taken in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (k) peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and that cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; or
                                                                                                                                                               (l) involving the granting of financial assistance to a State or Territory.