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Australian Centre for Disease Control Act 2025
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C2025A00061
10 November 2025
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline of this Act
4 Extension to external Territories
5 Definitions
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Part 2—The Australian Centre for Disease Control
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Division 1—Introduction
6 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—The Australian Centre for Disease Control
7 Establishment
8 Constitution of the Centre
9 Functions of the Centre
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Division 3—The Director-General of the Australian Centre for Disease Control
10 Establishment and appointment
11 Functions of the Director-General
12 Objectives
13 Powers of the Director-General
14 Acting appointments
15 Remuneration and conditions of appointment
16 Resignation
17 Termination of appointment
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Division 4—Staff and consultants
18 Staff
19 Consultants
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Division 5—Publication of public health advice
20 Advice to which this Division applies
21 Publication of public health advice
22 Public health advice that is exempt material
23 Rules may make provision about publication of public health advice
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Division 6—Register of public health agreements
24 Register of public health agreements
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Part 3—The Advisory Council of the Australian Centre for Disease Control
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Division 1—Introduction
25 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Establishment and function of the Advisory Council
26 Establishment of the Advisory Council of the Australian Centre for Disease Control
27 Function of the Advisory Council
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Division 3—Membership of the Advisory Council
28 Membership of the Advisory Council
29 Chair of the Advisory Council
30 Appointment of Advisory Council members
31 Publication of members of the Advisory Council
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Division 4—Administration
32 Remuneration and allowances
33 Leave
34 Disclosure of interests to the Director-General—members other than Director-General
35 Disclosure of interests to the Advisory Council—all members
36 Resignation
37 Termination
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Division 5—Operation of the Advisory Council
38 Meetings of the Advisory Council
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Part 4—Information
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Division 1—Introduction
39 Simplified outline of this Part
40 Prescribed public health activities
41 Prescribed public health entities
42 Designated data service provider
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Division 2—Information-gathering powers
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Subdivision A—Request or agreement to give information
43 Request or agreement to give information
44 Request or agreement may be complied with despite other laws
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Subdivision B—Direction to give information
45 Director-General may direct person to give information
46 Recipient of direction must comply despite other laws
47 Review of decision to give direction
48 Civil penalty for failure to comply with direction
49 Register of directions
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Division 3—Authorised collection, use and disclosure of relevant information
50 Purpose and effect of this Division
51 Authorisation—functions, duties and powers under this Act and certain other Acts
52 Authorisation—functions, duties and powers under the Biosecurity Act 2015
53 Authorisation—disclosure in the public interest
54 Authorisation—data service providers
55 Authorisation—disclosure to Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
56 Authorisation—disclosure to oversight or integrity agency
57 Authorisation—obtaining legal advice
58 Authorisation—disclosure to court, tribunal etc.
59 Authorisation—use or disclosure under another law
60 Authorisation—disclosure to entity that provided information
61 Authorisation—disclosure to entity to which information relates
62 Authorisation—information already publicly available
63 Authorisation—threats to safety, health or wellbeing
64 Authorisation—consent
65 Authorisation—disclosure to prescribed public health entities
66 Authorisation—use or disclosure by prescribed public health entities
67 Director-General may make data sharing declaration
68 When data sharing declarations cease to be in force
69 Authorisation—data sharing declarations
70 Authorisations have effect despite any other law
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Division 4—Unauthorised use or disclosure of information
71 Unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information
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Division 5—Other matters
72 Compensation for acquisition of property
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Part 5—Enforcement
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Division 1—Introduction
73 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Civil penalties
74 Civil penalty provisions
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Part 6—Miscellaneous
75 Simplified outline of this Part
76 Delegation by the Director-General
77 Protection from liability etc.
77A Annual pandemic preparedness and climate reporting
78 Review of operation of Act
79 Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected
80 Rules