Defines terms for Australian Centre for Disease Control
1 Subsection 9(1)
Insertion of officers or employees from the Australian Centre for Disease Control
10 After subparagraph 563(1)(a)(i)
Substitute Director of Human Biosecurity for Health Secretary.
11 Subsection 570(1)
12 Paragraph 570(1)(a)
13 Paragraph 570(2)(a)
14 After paragraph 644(6)(da)
Insertion of an officer or employee of the Australian Centre for Disease Control into Schedule 1
15 After paragraph 644(6)(i)
Definitions for Australian Centre for Disease Control and Director-General
16 Subsection 3(1)
17 Subsection 3(1) (definition of Secretary)
Substitute Director-General of the CDC for Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer.
18 Paragraph 11(5)(a)
Replace 'Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer' with 'Director-General of the CDC'
19 Subsection 12(1)
Substitute Director-General of CDC for Director of Human Biosecurity.
2 Section 33
Replace 'Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer' with 'Director-General'
20 Subsection 12(1)
21 Paragraph 12(3)(a)
22 Paragraph 12(6)(a)
23 After section 24
Omit all words after 'Part' and substitute with SES employee or acting SES employee in the Department or Australian Centre for Disease Control.
24 Subsection 28(1)
Defendant bears evidential burden in relation to protected information.
24A Defence for use of information authorised under the Australian
...the record, disclosure or use is authorised under the Australian Centre for Disease Control Act 2025.
Record, disclosure or use must occur after obtaining protected information.
...and the person makes a record of, or discloses or otherwise uses...
...see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
...a defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this section:
25 Subsection 29(2)
Substitute 'Australian Centre for Disease Control's' in section heading.
26 Section 34 (heading)
Defines temporal interval of substitution
Omit ‘Department’s’, substitute ‘Australian Centre for Disease Control’s’.
Prohibits substitution of 'Department's'
27 Section 34
Inserts the Australian Centre for Disease Control Act 2025
28 After paragraph 92(a)
Specify SES employees and acting SES employees in the Department and Australian Centre for Disease Control.
29 Subsection 94(1)
Specify SES employees and acting SES employees.
Omitting a provision that allows the Director-General to determine listed human diseases.
3 Subsection 42(1)
Prohibits the Director-General from determining listed human diseases.
Substituting references to Secretary with references to Director-General of the CDC
30 Amendments of listed provisions—substituting references
31 Section 8
32 Section 8 (definition of Secretary)
Substitute Director-General of the CDC for Secretary
33 Paragraph 28(2)(a)
Omit 'Department', substitute 'Australian Centre for Disease Control'.
34 Paragraph 28(2)(b)
35 Subsection 31(1)
Replace 'Department' with 'Australian Centre for Disease Control'
36 Paragraph 32(1)(b)
Repeal subsection 32(2) and amend Schedule 1
37 Subsection 32(2)
38 Subsection 32(3)
Substitute Australian Centre for Disease Control
39 Subsection 32(3)
4 Subsection 42(2)
Substituting references to Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer with references to Director-General of the CDC
40 Amendments of listed provisions—substituting references
Insertion of section 71 from Australian Centre for Disease Control Act 2025 into Schedule 1 of the Australian Immunisation Register Act 2015.
41 Schedule 3
42 The whole of the Act
Add the Director of Human Biosecurity to subsection 42(2)
5 At the end of subsection 42(2)
544A Delegation of Director’s functions or powers
Delegation of Director's functions or powers
544A(1) Delegation of Director’s functions or powers
544A(2) Delegation of Director’s functions or powers
Delegation of Director's functions or powers under certain provisions is prohibited.
544A(3) Delegation of Director’s functions or powers
...the Director’s functions or powers under any of the following provisions:
Temporal interval for delegation prohibition
(3) However, the Director of Human Biosecurity must not delegate...
544A(4) Delegation of Director’s functions or powers
Cannot perform function or exercise power under section 72 in relation to a human biosecurity control order
544A(5) Delegation of Director’s functions or powers
Delegation of Director's functions or powers must comply with directions of the Director of Human Biosecurity.
544A(6) Delegation of Director’s functions or powers
Add the Director-General of the CDC to Schedule 1
6 At the end of section 114
Omit 'Director of Human Biosecurity' and substitute 'Director-General of the CDC'.
7 Subsection 169(5)
Substitute Health Secretary for Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer.
8 Subsection 544(1)
Repeal section and substitute with new provision
9 Section 544A
1 Definitions
Delegations under section 544A of the Biosecurity Act continue in force after transition time.
10 Saving of delegations
Delegation was in force during the transition period.
Temporal interval of continued delegation
Things done by, or in relation to, the Health Secretary have effect as if done by the Director-General of the CDC.
11 Things done by, or in relation to, the Health Secretary
Applies to transitional rules for specified actions.
References to the Health Secretary in instruments
12 References to the Health Secretary in instruments
(2) The instrument has effect, at and after the transition time, as if a reference in the instrument to the Health Secretary were a reference to the Director-General of the CDC.
(1) This item applies to an instrument if: (a) the instrument was made under the old NHS Act; and (b) the instrument was in force immediately before the transition time; and (c) the instrument contains a reference to the Health Secretary.
(4) This item does not prevent the instrument from being amended or repealed after the commencement of this item.
(5) In this item: instrument includes: (a) a contract, deed, undertaking, arrangement or agreement; and (b) a notice, authority, order or instruction;
(3) The transitional rules may provide that subitem (2) does not apply in relation to a specified instrument or a specified reference.
Substitution of Director-General for Secretary in pending proceedings
13 Legal proceedings involving the Health Secretary
Temporary additions to the National Notifiable Disease List have effect as if made by the Director-General of the CDC.
14 Temporary additions to the National Notifiable Disease
The variation has effect at and after the transition time.
Specifies the temporal interval during which the variation has effect.
The transition time is specified in subsection 12(2) of the old NHS Act.
The variation has effect as if it had been made by the Director-General of the CDC.
Imposes obligation on the Director-General of the CDC to process the variation.
The variation was made under subsection 12(1) of the old NHS Act.
Imposes obligation on the Director-General of the CDC.
The variation was made by the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer.
Imposes obligation on the Director-General of the CDC to diffuse the variation.
Things done by, or in relation to, the Commonwealth Chief have effect as if done by the Director-General of the CDC.
15 Things done by, or in relation to, the Commonwealth Chief
Things have effect at and after transition time.
Overlaps temporal intervals between things done by Commonwealth Chief and Director-General of CDC.
Things have effect as if done by, or in relation to, the Director-General of the CDC.
Continues effect from Commonwealth Chief to Director-General of CDC.
Things done by, or in relation to, the Commonwealth Chief.
Subitem (1) does not apply in relation to specified thing.
Exempts things done by Commonwealth Chief from requirements.
Recurring trace for things done by Commonwealth Chief.
References to the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer in instruments
16 References to the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer in
The instrument has effect, at and after the transition time, as if a reference in the instrument to the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer were a reference to the Director-General of the CDC.
Classifies references to the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer
The instrument contains a reference to the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer.
Substitution of Director-General for Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer and Health Secretary in pending proceedings.
17 Legal proceedings involving the Commonwealth Chief
Substitution of Director-General for Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer and Health Secretary.
Transfer records and documents to Director-General of CDC after transition time.
2 Transitional—transfer of documents
Continues and applies to APS employees, including those at the Australian Centre for Disease Control.
3 Enterprise Agreement
4 References in Enterprise Agreement
The Health Minister may make rules prescribing matters related to the Act.
5 Transitional rules
Things done by, or in relation to, the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer have effect as if done by the Health Secretary.
6 Things done by, or in relation to, the Commonwealth Chief
Imposes an obligation on the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer.
Saving of identity cards issued before transition time
7 Saving of identity cards
Preserves listed human disease determinations made under the old Biosecurity Act.
8 Saving of listed human disease determinations
Transfer of documents to Health Secretary after transition time.
9 Transitional—transfer of documents to Health Secretary
1 Short title
1 Section 1
Note on table limitations and amendments
1 January 2026
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The key does not contain any obvious cognitive biases or heuristics
The provision is classified as a title or heading
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The text describes the provision as 'Short title'
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The key is assigned to a specific section of the Act
The key identifies a unique provision in the Act
Identifies the key as a unique identifier
The key is assigned a unique number and letter combination
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The key follows a standard format with a specific number and letter combination
10 November
2 Commencement
Commences at the same time as the Australian Centre for Disease Control Act 2025, but only if that Act commences.
2 Section 2
Legislation in schedules is amended or repealed according to its terms.
3 Schedules
An Act to deal with consequential amendments and transitional matters arising from the enactment of the Australian Centre for Disease Control Act 2025, and to make other amendments of related legislation No.
Australian Centre for Disease Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2025