australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.8
This Act is the Australian Centre for Disease Control Act 2025.
1 Short title
1 Section 1
1 January 2026.
Note on table limitations and amendments
1 January 2026
The Australian Centre for Disease Control Act 2025 is a law.
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.21
10 Establishment and appointment
Appointment of Director-General by Minister
10(1) Establishment and appointment
The appointment provision has a temporal relation with the Minister's power.
Temporal relation between appointment and Ministerial power
(1) There is to be a Director-General of the Australian Centre for Disease Control.
The appointment provision implies that the Minister's authority is affected.
Implication of appointment on Ministerial authority
The Minister has an obligation to appoint a Director-General.
The Minister must appoint a Director-General.
The obligation to appoint a Director-General diffuses from the Minister to the Director-General.
Diffusion of obligation from Minister to Director-General
The Director-General must be appointed by the Minister.
10(2) Establishment and appointment
The appointment of the Director-General must occur between two specific dates.
(2) The Director-General is to be appointed by the Minister, by written instrument.
The appointment of the Director-General implies that it must be done by the Minister.
The appointment of the Director-General requires a specific action.
The appointment of the Director-General spreads information about its appointment.
Must satisfy conditions before appointing a person as Director-General
10(3) Establishment and appointment
The Director-General holds office for a specified period.
10(4) Establishment and appointment
The Director-General must provide advice on public health matters.
11 Functions of the Director-General
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.23
Must have regard to specific factors when performing functions.
12 Objectives
Contains temporal intervals for factors.
(c) the need for transparency in the performance of these functions;
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.24
13 Powers of the Director-General
Director-General has power to do all things necessary or convenient.
13(1) Powers of the Director-General
Director-General may enter into agreements with States, Territories, or State/Territory government entities.
13(2) Powers of the Director-General
Director-General may enter into arrangement with foreign government body, international organisation, or international partnership.
13(3) Powers of the Director-General
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.25
The Minister may appoint a person to act as Director-General under certain circumstances.
14 Acting appointments
15 Remuneration and conditions of appointment
Director-General must be paid remuneration determined by the Remuneration Tribunal or prescribed in rules.
15(1) Remuneration and conditions of appointment
Director-General must be paid prescribed allowances.
15(2) Remuneration and conditions of appointment
Recreation leave entitlements determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.
15(3) Remuneration and conditions of appointment
Grant of leave of absence on terms and conditions determined by the Minister.
15(4) Remuneration and conditions of appointment
Subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
15(5) Remuneration and conditions of appointment
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.26
16 Resignation
The Director-General must provide a written resignation to the Minister.
16(1) Resignation
The Director-General must provide a written resignation.
16(2) Resignation
Resignation effective after 28-day period
16(3) Resignation
Directs the Minister to take action on resignation
(3) If the Director-General and the Minister do not agree...
17 Termination of appointment
The Minister may terminate the appointment of the Director-General.
17(1) Termination of appointment
Termination of appointment under specified conditions
17(2) Termination of appointment
Prohibition of Director-General's termination
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.28
18 Staff
Staff must be persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999.
18(1) Staff
Director-General and staff constitute a Statutory Agency.
18(2) Staff
Engage consultants on behalf of the Commonwealth.
19 Consultants
2 Commencement
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.29
Advice given by Director-General to certain individuals on public health matters
20 Advice to which this Division applies
Minister, Commonwealth entity, State or Territory government entity must receive advice
Obligation to provide advice on public health matters
Director-General has a duty to provide advice
21 Publication of public health advice
Publish public health advice on Centre's website within 30 days of approval.
21(1) Publication of public health advice
Must include supporting information, analysis or reasoning used to reach recommendations.
21(2) Publication of public health advice
Publication of public health advice must be accompanied by the relevant part.
21(3) Publication of public health advice
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.30
22 Public health advice that is exempt material
Prohibition on publishing public health advice under section 21 if exempt material is present.
22(1) Public health advice that is exempt material
The Director-General must not publish advice under section 21 if the advice is present during a period when it is exempt material.
Temporal relation between publication and exemption
The Director-General may publish advice under section 21 during a period when the advice is not exempt material.
Conditional action based on exemption status
If the Director-General is satisfied that the advice is exempt material, then the Director-General must not publish advice under section 21.
The Director-General must not publish advice under section 21 if exempt material is present.
The Director-General must publish advice under section 21.
Temporal relation between exemption and publication
The Director-General may publish advice under section 21 until the advice is no longer exempt material.
Annual report with reasons for exemption
Prepare a modified copy of public health advice if possible to prepare without exemptions.
22(2) Public health advice that is exempt material
Temporal interval between exemption and publication
(a) The advice is exempt material; but (b) it is possible for the Director-General to prepare a copy of the advice, modified by deletions, that would not be exempt material.
Prepare a modified copy of public health advice.
Publish the modified copy under section 21.
(d) Cause the modified copy to be published under section 21.
Include reasons for not publishing public health advice
22(3) Public health advice that is exempt material
Specify subparagraphs of exempt material in annual report
22(4) Public health advice that is exempt material
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.31
23 Rules may make provision about publication of public health
Rules may make provision about publication of public health advice under section 21.
23(1) Rules may make provision about publication of public health
Rules may require the Director-General to inform a recipient of advice that is proposed to be published under section 21.
23(2) Rules may make provision about publication of public health
Requires the Director-General to inform a recipient of advice.
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.32
24 Register of public health agreements
Director-General must publish register of public health agreements on Centre's website.
24(1) Register of public health agreements
Centre must receive information or advice from public health entities.
24(2) Register of public health agreements
Centre has an obligation to receive information or advice.
Rules may prescribe other kinds of arrangements involving the Centre that are public health agreements.
24(3) Register of public health agreements
Must include party names in public health agreements
24(4) Register of public health agreements
Register of public health agreements must include information about expertise and reason for entering into an agreement.
24(5) Register of public health agreements
Must provide information about expertise and reason for entering into an agreement.
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.33
Establishes Advisory Council for public health advice.
25 Simplified outline of this Part
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.34
Establishment of the Advisory Council of the Australian Centre for Disease Control
26 Establishment of the Advisory Council of the Australian Centre
Imposes no duty or obligation on any agent
There is no requirement for the establishment of the Advisory Council.
27 Function of the Advisory Council
The Advisory Council must provide advice to the Director-General on certain matters.
27(1) Function of the Advisory Council
The Advisory Council must provide advice.
Request under paragraph (1)(d) is not a legislative instrument.
27(2) Function of the Advisory Council
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.35
28 Membership of the Advisory Council
Membership requirements for the Advisory Council
28(1) Membership of the Advisory Council
(b) the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer;
Exempts Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer and appointed members from being officials of the Centre.
28(2) Membership of the Advisory Council
The exemption applies during the period specified in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Defines a temporal interval during which the exemption applies.
(2) The Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer and the appointed members are not officials of the Centre for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
The exemption is clearly stated in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Defines a mechanism by which the exemption is implemented.
(2) The Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer and the appointed members are not officials of the Centre for the purposes of the clearly stated in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Exempts individuals from official status.
Defines a mechanism through which the exemption is communicated.
The exemption remains in effect until the end of the period specified in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Defines a temporal interval until which the exemption remains in effect.
The Director-General is the Chair of the Advisory Council.
29 Chair of the Advisory Council
The Director-General has a range of functions relating to public health.
3 Simplified outline of this Act
The Director-General has certain obligations.
30 Appointment of Advisory Council members
Each Advisory Council member must be appointed by the Minister on a part-time basis.
30(1) Appointment of Advisory Council members
(1) Each Advisory Council member (other than the Director-General and the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer) is to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument, on a part-time basis.
An appointed member may be reappointed: see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Reappointment of Advisory Council member
Member must hold office for a specified period not exceeding 3 years.
30(2) Appointment of Advisory Council members
Ensure Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander expertise in health needs
30(3) Appointment of Advisory Council members
Ensure at least one appointed member has expertise in health needs of people with disability
30(3A) Appointment of Advisory Council members
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.36
31 Publication of members of the Advisory Council
Publish a list of Advisory Council members on the Centre's website.
31(1) Publication of members of the Advisory Council
Permits specified information about a member to be included in the list.
31(2) Publication of members of the Advisory Council
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.37
32 Remuneration and allowances
Member must be paid remuneration determined by Remuneration Tribunal or prescribed by rules.
32(1) Remuneration and allowances
Member of Advisory Council must be paid allowances prescribed by rules.
32(2) Remuneration and allowances
Conditional effect subject to another Act
32(3) Remuneration and allowances
Grant leave of absence on terms and conditions determined by the Director-General.
33 Leave
34 Disclosure of interests to the Director-General—members other
Member must disclose interests to the Director-General.
34(1) Disclosure of interests to the Director-General—members other
Member must disclose interests to Director-General upon knowledge of relevant facts.
34(2) Disclosure of interests to the Director-General—members other
Member knows relevant facts before disclosure
Members must disclose interests to the Advisory Council
35 Disclosure of interests to the Advisory Council—all members
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.38
36 Resignation
Member must provide written resignation to the Minister.
36(1) Resignation
Member has an obligation to provide written resignation.
Resignation takes effect on specified day
36(2) Resignation
This provision requires a temporal relation between the resignation and its effective date
The provision specifies a later day for the resignation to take effect
This provision analyzes the argument structure of the resignation's effective date
This provision applies cognitive AI logic to determine when the resignation takes effect
This provision applies deontic logic to determine when the resignation takes effect
The provision classifies the resignation as taking effect on a specified day
This provision applies diffusion logic to determine when the resignation takes effect
37 Termination
The Minister may terminate the appointment of an appointed member under certain conditions.
37(1) Termination
The Minister has the power to terminate an appointment.
Termination of appointment under certain conditions.
37(2) Termination
Termination can occur within a certain timeframe.
(b) the member is absent, except on leave of absence, for 3 consecutive meetings of the Advisory Council;
Prohibits termination under certain conditions.
(2) The Minister may terminate the appointment of an appointed member if:
Prohibits termination without reasonable excuse.
(c) the member fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 34.
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.40
38 Meetings of the Advisory Council
Meetings must be convened at least twice a year.
38(1) Meetings of the Advisory Council
Chair may determine matters relating to the operation of the Advisory Council in writing.
38(2) Meetings of the Advisory Council
Chair has permission to determine matters.
The Advisory Council may operate without a determination in force under subsection (2) if no such determination is in effect.
38(3) Meetings of the Advisory Council
The Advisory Council has the power to operate without a determination in force.
If no determination is in force, the Advisory Council may operate.
Chair must ensure minutes of meetings are kept.
38(4) Meetings of the Advisory Council
38(5) Meetings of the Advisory Council
The Chair may invite a person to attend a meeting for the purpose of advising or informing the Advisory Council on any matter.
38(6) Meetings of the Advisory Council
Publish a summary of advice or recommendations on the Centre's website
38(7) Meetings of the Advisory Council
Ensure summary does not include exempt material
38(8) Meetings of the Advisory Council
Obligation to ensure summary does not include exempt material
A determination made under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument.
38(9) Meetings of the Advisory Council
(9) A determination made under subsection (2)
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.42
The Director-General may request information from other entities, and enter into agreements for other entities to give information.
39 Simplified outline of this Part
The Director-General may request information.
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.10
The Act extends to external Territories.
4 Extension to external Territories
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.43
40 Prescribed public health activities
Public health activities prescribed by the Director-General
40(1) Prescribed public health activities
Director-General may specify other public health activities by legislative instrument.
40(2) Prescribed public health activities
Director-General must specify public health activities with relation to protection or promotion of public health.
40(3) Prescribed public health activities
41 Prescribed public health entities
Director-General may specify entities as prescribed public health entities.
41(1) Prescribed public health entities
Directs the Director-General to specify entities.
Director-General may specify an entity under subsection (1) if satisfied certain conditions.
41(2) Prescribed public health entities
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.44
42 Designated data service provider
List of designated data service providers
42(1) Designated data service provider
Director-General may determine an Australian government entity as a designated data service provider.
42(2) Designated data service provider
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.45
43 Request or agreement to give information
Request or agreement to give information
43(1) Request or agreement to give information
Entities that can receive a request for information
43(2) Request or agreement to give information
Director-General may specify information in a request or agreement under subsection (1) if it would assist the Director-General in performing its functions or exercising its powers.
43(3) Request or agreement to give information
Director-General may specify information
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.46
44 Request or agreement may be complied with despite other laws
Entity must provide information in accordance with the request.
44(1) Request or agreement may be complied with despite other laws
Entity has a duty to provide information.
Entity may provide information despite other laws
44(2) Request or agreement may be complied with despite other laws
Subsections (1) and (2) have effect despite other laws
44(3) Request or agreement may be complied with despite other laws
whether enacted before or after the commencement of this Act
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) have effect despite: (a) any other written law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory, whether enacted before or after the commencement of this Act;
(a) any unwritten law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory
(b) any unwritten law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory
Subsections (1) and (2) are subject to designated secrecy laws.
44(4) Request or agreement may be complied with despite other laws
45 Director-General may direct person to give information
Director-General may direct person to give information
45(1) Director-General may direct person to give information
Director-General must direct person to give information.
45(2) Director-General may direct person to give information
(i) require the specified information to be given on or before a specified day;
Must provide information within 14 days of direction.
45(3) Director-General may direct person to give information
The Director-General may direct a person to give information under certain circumstances.
45(4) Director-General may direct person to give information
The Director-General may direct a person to give information.
The Director-General has consulted the Advisory Council about the proposed direction.
Cannot direct person to give information
45(5) Director-General may direct person to give information
...give a direction under subsection (1)
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.47
46 Recipient of direction must comply despite other laws
Recipient must comply with direction despite other laws
46(1) Recipient of direction must comply despite other laws
Entity must comply with direction despite other laws
46(2) Recipient of direction must comply despite other laws
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.48
Application for review of decision to give direction
47 Review of decision to give direction
Failure to comply with direction results in civil penalty.
48 Civil penalty for failure to comply with direction
Penalty applies during failure to comply with direction.
The person fails to comply with the direction.
Prohibits failure to comply with direction.
Given a direction under subsection 45(1)
Classifies information as required by the Director-General.
The person has the information in a class of information to be given.
49 Register of directions
Publish a register of directions on the Centre's website.
49(1) Register of directions
Register of directions must include reason for direction and other prescribed information.
49(2) Register of directions
Information relating to recipients of directions, form of publication, and circumstances for removal from the register
49(3) Register of directions
Rules require the register to include information
Rules provide for the form in which the register must be published
Rules provide for circumstances in which directions may be removed from the register
Ensure register does not include exempt material
49(4) Register of directions
to ensure that the register does not include exempt material
Obligation to ensure register does not include exempt material
The Director-General must take reasonable steps
5 Definitions
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.50
50 Purpose and effect of this Division
Authorisation for use and disclosure of relevant information
50(1) Purpose and effect of this Division
An authorisation in this Division does not limit any other authorisation in this Division.
50(2) Purpose and effect of this Division
does not limit any other authorisation in this Division
Authorisation does not limit other authorisation
51 Authorisation—functions, duties and powers under this Act and
Use or disclose relevant information for specified purposes.
51(1) Authorisation—functions, duties and powers under this Act and
Permission to use or disclose information.
Disclosure of protected information may be made to authorized persons.
51(2) Authorisation—functions, duties and powers under this Act and
Disclosure of protected information under certain conditions.
51(3) Authorisation—functions, duties and powers under this Act and
Exemption from section 51(4) for prescribed public health entities
51(4) Authorisation—functions, duties and powers under this Act and
Section does not apply to prescribed public health entities
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.51
52 Authorisation—functions, duties and powers under the
Use or disclose relevant information for specified purposes under the Biosecurity Act 2015.
52(1) Authorisation—functions, duties and powers under the
Permission to use or disclose information
Disclosure of protected information is permitted if certain conditions are met.
52(2) Authorisation—functions, duties and powers under the
Permission to disclose protected information.
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.52
53 Authorisation—disclosure in the public interest
The Director-General may disclose relevant information.
53(1) Authorisation—disclosure in the public interest
53(2) Authorisation—disclosure in the public interest
The Director-General may only disclose protected information under subsection (1) if...
Disclosure must occur during a specific time period.
(a) it is in the public interest to do so; and (b) the purpose of the disclosure could not be achieved without disclosing the protected information.
Director-General can disclose protected information.
Director-General must certify that it is in the public interest to disclose protected information.
Disclosure must occur until a certain condition is met.
Guidelines for certificates may be prescribed
53(3) Authorisation—disclosure in the public interest
Guidelines for exercise of Director-General's power to give certificates
53(4) Authorisation—disclosure in the public interest
Must act in accordance with guidelines when deciding to give a certificate.
53(5) Authorisation—disclosure in the public interest
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.53
54 Authorisation—data service providers
Disclosure of information to data service providers for data services
54(1) Authorisation—data service providers
Authorized data service providers and employees may use and disclose information for the purpose of providing data services to the Director-General.
54(2) Authorisation—data service providers
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.54
55 Authorisation—disclosure to Australian Bureau of Statistics and
The Director-General may disclose relevant information to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
55(1) Authorisation—disclosure to Australian Bureau of Statistics and
Disclosure of information to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
55(2) Authorisation—disclosure to Australian Bureau of Statistics and
56 Authorisation—disclosure to oversight or integrity agency
Disclosure of relevant information to specified agencies for specific purposes.
56(1) Authorisation—disclosure to oversight or integrity agency
Temporal interval for disclosure to agencies.
(a) the disclosure is to any of the following:
Implication of disclosure on agency functions.
the disclosure is for the purpose of that person performing a function or duty or exercising a power.
(1) The Director-General may disclose...
No provision of an Act mentioned in subsection (1) is limited by this section.
56(2) Authorisation—disclosure to oversight or integrity agency
Any provision of an Act mentioned in subsection (1)
Section does not limit any provision of an Act.
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.55
Disclosure of relevant information for obtaining legal advice is permitted.
57 Authorisation—obtaining legal advice
Permission to disclose relevant information for obtaining legal advice.
58 Authorisation—disclosure to court, tribunal etc.
Disclosure of relevant information to a court exercising federal jurisdiction is permitted.
58(1) Authorisation—disclosure to court, tribunal etc.
Disclosure of relevant information to court, tribunal, authority or person.
58(2) Authorisation—disclosure to court, tribunal etc.
Use or disclosure of relevant information under another law.
59 Authorisation—use or disclosure under another law
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.18
Establishes the Australian Centre for Disease Control and provides administrative arrangements.
6 Simplified outline of this Part
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.56
Disclosure of relevant information to the entity that provided it.
60 Authorisation—disclosure to entity that provided information
Disclosure of relevant information to the entity to which it relates is permitted.
61 Authorisation—disclosure to entity to which information relates
Use or disclose relevant information if already publicly available.
62 Authorisation—information already publicly available
Use or disclose relevant information under certain circumstances.
63 Authorisation—threats to safety, health or wellbeing
Reasonable belief necessary for safety, health or wellbeing.
Consent required for using or disclosing relevant information.
64 Authorisation—consent
Person may use or disclose relevant information.
Entity consents to use or disclose information.
65 Authorisation—disclosure to prescribed public health entities
Disclosure of relevant information to prescribed public health entities for assisting in carrying out a prescribed public health activity.
65(1) Authorisation—disclosure to prescribed public health entities
The Director-General may disclose relevant information
Authorized disclosure of information to public health entities
65(2) Authorisation—disclosure to prescribed public health entities
Director-General must approve disclosure under certain conditions.
65(3) Authorisation—disclosure to prescribed public health entities
The prescribed public health entity must use or disclose the relevant information only in accordance with the undertaking.
65(4) Authorisation—disclosure to prescribed public health entities
...the use or disclosure is either: (a) all of the following;...
The prescribed public health entity must use or disclose the relevant information within a specified time frame.
(ii) in accordance with any principles determined under subsection (6);
The prescribed public health entity has an obligation to use or disclose the relevant information only in accordance with the undertaking.
(4) The condition in this subsection is satisfied if...
The prescribed public health entity has permission to use or disclose the relevant information in accordance with the undertaking.
The prescribed public health entity must cease using or disclosing the relevant information after a specified time frame.
(iii) reasonably necessary to carry out a prescribed public health activity specified in the undertaking;
Disclosure of information to public health entities under certain conditions.
65(5) Authorisation—disclosure to prescribed public health entities
Director-General may determine principles for disclosure to public health entities
65(6) Authorisation—disclosure to prescribed public health entities
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.58
66 Authorisation—use or disclosure by prescribed public health
Prescribed public health entities must use or disclose information under subsection 65(1) or (2).
66(1) Authorisation—use or disclosure by prescribed public health
Temporal interval for application of section
Obligation to use or disclose information
Use or disclosure of information for prescribed public health activities
66(2) Authorisation—use or disclosure by prescribed public health
(2) The prescribed public health entity...
67 Director-General may make data sharing declaration
Director-General must make data sharing declaration under certain conditions.
67(1) Director-General may make data sharing declaration
(1) The Director-General may, in writing, make a declaration (a data sharing declaration) under this subsection if the Director-General is satisfied that: (a) there is a severe and immediate, or severe and unforeseen, threat to public health; and (b) making the declaration is necessary to respond to the threat.
Must provide a data sharing declaration.
(a) there is a severe and immediate, or severe and unforeseen, threat to public health; (b) making the declaration is necessary to respond to the threat.
Must provide a data sharing declaration under certain conditions.
Data sharing declaration must specify certain matters.
67(2) Director-General may make data sharing declaration
(a) the kinds of information to which the declaration applies;
Director-General must make data sharing declaration for permitted purposes directly related to preventing or reducing public health threat.
67(3) Director-General may make data sharing declaration
Data sharing declaration may provide differently for different kinds of information, entities or classes of entities, and permitted purposes.
67(4) Director-General may make data sharing declaration
Director-General may make data sharing declaration subject to conditions.
67(5) Director-General may make data sharing declaration
Permission to make a data sharing declaration
Director-General may make data sharing declaration.
67(6) Director-General may make data sharing declaration
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.59
68 When data sharing declarations cease to be in force
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.60
Entities may collect, use or disclose information if specified conditions are met.
69 Authorisation—data sharing declarations
Permission to collect, use or disclose information.
The entity is specified in the declaration, or is in a class of entities specified in the declaration.
The information is disclosed to an entity specified in the declaration, or an entity included in a class of entities specified in the declaration.
Permission for collection and use of information.
The collection, use or disclosure is for a permitted purpose specified in the declaration.
The declaration specifies classes of entities.
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.19
7 Establishment
Establishment of Australian Centre for Disease Control
7(1) Establishment
Establishs the Australian Centre for Disease Control
Listed entity and accountable authority designation.
7(2) Establishment
the Australian Centre for Disease Control is a listed entity;
(2) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013):
the Director-General is the accountable authority of the Centre;
the following persons are officials of the Centre:
70 Authorisations have effect despite any other law
Authorisation provisions override other laws
70(1) Authorisations have effect despite any other law
Authorisation provisions apply during the commencement period
Authorisation provisions take precedence
Overriding effect of authorisation provisions
Authorisation provision is subject to designated secrecy laws.
70(2) Authorisations have effect despite any other law
Authorisation provision constitutes an authorisation for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988.
70(3) Authorisations have effect despite any other law
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.62
71 Unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information
Unauthorized use or disclosure of protected information is prohibited.
71(1) Unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information
the person uses or discloses the information.
Prohibits unauthorized use or disclosure of protected information.
(a) the person is, or has been, an entrusted person; and (b) the person has obtained or generated information in the course of or for the purposes of...
(c) the information is protected information; and (d) the person uses or discloses the information.
(c) the person uses or discloses the information.
(i) performing functions or duties, or exercising powers, under this Act; or (ii) assisting another person to perform functions or duties, or exercise powers, under this Act; or (iii) providing data services to the Director-General; or (iv) receiving information given in accordance with a request or agreement under subsection 43(1) or a direction under subsection 45(1); and
71(2) Unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information
71(3) Unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information
Authorized use is within a specific temporal interval.
Defines a temporal interval for authorized use of protected information.
(d) the person has obtained or generated information as a result of a use or disclosure of information authorised by this Act;
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
Authorized use creates a recurring trace.
Defines a recurring trace for authorized use of protected information.
(e) the information is protected information;
71(4) Unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information
Penalty: Imprisonment for 1 years or 60 penalty units, or both.
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.65
72 Compensation for acquisition of property
Compensation for acquisition of property on just terms
72(1) Compensation for acquisition of property
Compensation for acquisition of property if Commonwealth and person disagree on amount.
72(2) Compensation for acquisition of property
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.66
Part provides for how civil penalty provisions in this Act are enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act.
73 Simplified outline of this Part
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.67
74 Civil penalty provisions
Civil penalty provisions are enforceable under Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act.
74(1) Civil penalty provisions
Civil penalty provisions are enforceable.
Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act allows enforcement.
Director-General is an authorised applicant in relation to civil penalty provisions.
74(2) Civil penalty provisions
List of courts relevant for civil penalty provisions
74(3) Civil penalty provisions
Extends Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act to external Territories.
74(4) Civil penalty provisions
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.69
75 Simplified outline of this Part
76 Delegation by the Director-General
Delegation of Director-General's functions to SES employees
76(1) Delegation by the Director-General
Delegation of certain functions is prohibited
76(2) Delegation by the Director-General
Must comply with written directions of the Director-General.
76(3) Delegation by the Director-General
Obligation to comply with written directions.
The Director-General may give directions in writing.
76(4) Delegation by the Director-General
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.70
77 Protection from liability etc.
No liability for Commonwealth or State enactments due to information collection, use, or disclosure under this Act.
77(1) Protection from liability etc.
No liability implies obligation to comply with the Act.
No liability for Commonwealth or State enactments.
The provision exempts individuals from liability for Commonwealth or State enactments due to information collection, use, or disclosure under this Act.
The provision requires individuals to comply with the Act when collecting, using, or disclosing information in accordance with this Act.
Information in accordance with this Act.
The provision implies that individuals have a duty to comply with the Act when collecting, using, or disclosing information in accordance with this Act.
Exemption from liability for authorized collection, use or disclosure under designated secrecy law.
77(2) Protection from liability etc.
Temporal interval for authorization is established.
Temporal interval for authorized collection, use or disclosure under secrecy law.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a designated secrecy law.
Exemption is reasoned through authorization.
CogAI reasoning for exemption under secrecy law.
Authorised collection, use or disclosure is permitted without liability for civil proceedings.
Permission to authorize collection, use or disclosure under secrecy law.
Exemption diffuses through authorization.
Diffusion of exemption through authorized collection, use or disclosure under secrecy law.
Recurring trace established for authorization.
Recurring trace of authorized collection, use or disclosure under secrecy law.
Protection from liability for collecting, using or disclosing information
77(3) Protection from liability etc.
If the Act is followed, then no liability for loss or damage
(3) A person is not liable to civil proceedings...
The Act justifies the protection from liability for authorized information collection, use and disclosure
Authorized collection, use or disclosure
The Act traces the authorized information collection, use and disclosure
No liability for contravening medical standards due to information collection under the Act.
77(4) Protection from liability etc.
(A person collecting, using or disclosing information in accordance with this Act) does not contravene medical standards, or any other relevant professional standards.
No liability for contravening medical standards due to overlapping time periods.
(A person does not contravene medical standards, or any other relevant professional standards) and (A person collecting, using or disclosing information in accordance with this Act) overlap.
No liability for contravening medical standards due to recognition of exempt standard under the Act.
(A person does not contravene medical standards, or any other relevant professional standards) and (The collection, use, and disclosure of information under this Act is recognized as a relevant professional standard).
(A person does not contravene medical standards, or any other relevant professional standards).
No liability for contravening medical standards due to diffusion of information under the Act.
(A person does not contravene medical standards, or any other relevant professional standards) and (A person collecting, using or disclosing information in accordance with this Act) diffuse.
No liability for contravening medical standards due to repeated collection, use, and disclosure of information under the Act.
(A person does not contravene medical standards, or any other relevant professional standards) and (A person collecting, using or disclosing information in accordance with this Act) repeat.
Annual pandemic preparedness and climate reporting assessment required
77A Annual pandemic preparedness and climate reporting
australian-centre-for-disease-control-act-2025.pdf, p.71
78 Review of operation of Act
78(1) Review of operation of Act
Persons conducting review must not be employed by Centre.
78(2) Review of operation of Act
Must commence review as soon as practicable after the end of the 5 year period.
78(3) Review of operation of Act
(3) The persons conducting the review must commence the review as soon as practicable after the end of the 5 year period to which the report relates.
Must provide written report of review to Minister
78(4) Review of operation of Act
Must provide report in each House of Parliament within 15 sitting days.
78(5) Review of operation of Act
No effect on legal professional privilege law
79 Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected
8 Constitution of the Centre
Power to make rules by legislative instrument
80 Rules
The Centre has an obligation to assist the Director-General.
9 Functions of the Centre
The Centre assists the Director-General during its functions and duties.
(1) The Centre has the following functions: (a) to assist the Director-General in the performance of the Director-General’s functions and duties and the exercise of the Director-General’s powers under: (i) this Act; and (ii) the Biosecurity Act 2015;
(1) The Centre has the following functions:
An Act to establish the Australian Centre for Disease Control, and for related purposes
Australian Centre for Disease Control Act 2025