Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 118–17 September 2015, p. 3147.

[2]        Consistent with its resolution of 28 October 2015, the committee notes that any correspondence it did not publish as a submission is not covered by Parliamentary privilege and not listed in Appendix 1.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. 2.

[4]        Child Care Legislation Amendment Act 1998 (Cth), accessed 6 October 2015; Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012, (Cth), accessed 6 October 2015. 

[5]        A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, s. 5.

[6]        Budget 2015, 'Supporting Australian Families', Budget Paper 1: Budget Strategy and Outlook, http://www.budget.gov.au/2015-16/content/bp1/html/bp1_bs1-04.htm (accessed 5 November 2015).

[7]        EM, p. 2.

[8]        EM, p. 2. Currently the only exemption on religious ground is given to children of members of the Church of Christ, Scientist.

[9]        EM, p. 2.

[10]      EM, p. 3.

[11]      EM, p [ii].

[12]      EM, p. 6.

[13]      Department of Education and Training, answer to question on notice, 5 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015).

[14]      Department of Education and Training, answer to question on notice, 5 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015).

[15]      Department of Education and Training, answer to question on notice, 5 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015).

[16]      EM, p. 7.

[17]      A Grove, Australian Immunisation Register Bill 2015 [and] Australian Immunisation Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2015, Parliamentary Library, Bills Digest No. 25, 2015-16,  1 October 2015, p. 3.

[18]      Parliament of Australia, 'Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill 2015', Australian Parliament Website, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query%3DId%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5557%22 (accessed 4 November 2015).

[19]      M Klapdor, Social Services Legislation Amendment (No Jab, No Pay) Bill 2015, Parliamentary Library, Bills Digest No.36, 2015-16, 22 October 2015, p. 7.

[20]      https://www.change.org/p/nsw-state-government-and-australian-federal-government-support-our-campaign-to-stop-the-spread-of-disease-by-vaccination and

http://www.news.com.au/national/no-jab-no-play-campaign-launched-to-ban-unvaccinated-kids-from-childcare-centres-and-preschools/story-fncynjr2-1226635256015.

[21]      EM, p. [ii].

[22]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Scrutiny Report: Twenty‑ninth report of the 44^th Parliament, 14 October 2015, pp 31–33.

Chapter 2 - Key issues

[1]        Submission 316, p. 4.

[2]        Submission 324, p. 2.

[3]        Submission 319, p. 1.

[4]        See, for example: Submission 317, p.3; Submission 344, p.1; Submission 318; Submission 327; Submission 344.

[5]        EM, [ii].

[6]        See, for example: Submission 327, p. 4; Submission 318, p. 3; Submission 416, p. 2.

[7]        Ms Catherine Halbert, Group manager, Payments Policy Group, Department of Social Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 47.

[8]        The Hon Scott Morrison, MP (former Minister for Social Services), No jab – no play and no pay for child care, media release, 12 April 2015, http://www.liberal.org.au/latest-news/2015/04/12/no-jab-no-play-and-no-pay-child-care (accessed 30 October 2015).

[9]        Department of Health, 'ACIR - National Vaccine Objection (Conscientious Objection) Data', http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/acir-cons-object-hist.htm (accessed 3 November 2015) .

[10]      Australian Medical Association, 2015, 'Immunisation – why there is no room for complacency',  https://ama.com.au/ausmed/immunisation-%E2%80%93-why-there-no-room-complacency (accessed 28 October 2015).

[11]      Department of Health, 'ACIR - Annual Coverage Historical Data', http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/acir-ann-cov-hist-data.htm (accessed 3 November 2015).

[12]      Dr Richard Kidd, Australian Medical Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 20.

[13]      Submission 282, p. 4; Dr Kidd, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 20.

[14]      Associate Professor Julie Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 43; Dr Sue Ieraci, Executive Member, Friends of Science in Medicine, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 13.

[15]      National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Immunisation rates for children 2013–13, p. 35, http://www.myhealthycommunities.gov.au/Content/publications/downloads/NHPA_HC_Report_Imm_Rates_March_2014.pdf (accessed 3 November 2015).

[16]      Submission 544, p. 2.

[17]      National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Immunisation rates for children 2013–13, p. 35, http://www.myhealthycommunities.gov.au/Content/publications/downloads/NHPA_HC_Report_Imm_Rates_March_2014.pdf (accessed 3 November 2015).

[18]      Submission 263, p. 1.

[19]      See, for example: Submission 412; Submission 9; Submission 172; Submission 279; Submission 370.

[20]      See, for example: Submission 318, p. 2, Submission 169; Submission 187; Submission 33.

[21]      Associate Professor Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 43.

[22]      Associate Professor Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 43.

[23]      Department of Social Services, answer to question on notice, 2 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015).

[24]      Submission 544, p. 2.

[25]      Submission 544, p. 3.

[26]      Mrs Heidi Robertson, Northern Rivers Vaccination Supporters, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 11.

[27]      Ms Catherine Halbert, Group Manager, Payments Policy Group, Department of Social Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 47.

[28]      The Hon Scott Morrison MP, No jab – no play and no pay for child care, media release, 12 April 2015, http://www.liberal.org.au/latest-news/2015/04/12/no-jab-no-play-and-no-pay-child-care (accessed 30 October 2015).

[29]      EM, p [ii]; Associate Professor Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 40.

[30]      EM, p [ii].

[31]      Department of Social Services, answer to question on notice, 2 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015). * denotes: At age 1, 2 & 5 the numbers affected reflect vaccination objections only as there is an existing immunisation requirement at those ages.

[32]      Associate Professor Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 40; Submission 282; Submission324; Submission316.

[33]      Department of Social Services, answer to question on notice, 2 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015).

[34]      Submission 344, pp 1–2.

[35]      Submission 327, p. 3.

[36]      Submission 317, pp 5–7.

[37]      Submission 344, pp 1–2.

[38]      See for example: Submission 265, p. [1]; Submission 193, p.2; Submission 404; Submission 436, p. 19; Submission 491; Submission 511, p. 3.

[39]      Submission 317, pp 5–7.

[40]      Submission 327, p. 7.

[41]      Submission 327, p. 7.

[42]      Submission 327, p. 7.

[43]      http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/subjects/immunising-your-children

[44]      https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/families-and-children/benefits-payments/strengthening-immunisation-for-young-children/strengthening-immunisation-for-children-frequently-asked-questions

[45]      http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/nips

[46]      http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/subjects/immunising-your-children

[47]      The Hon Sussan Ley MP, Minister for Health, $26m booster to Immunise Australia, media release, 21 April 2015, https://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/health-mediarel-yr2015-ley044.htm (accessed 4 November 2015).

[48]      The Hon Sussan Ley MP, Minister for Health, $26m booster to Immunise Australia, media release, 21 April 2015, https://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/health-mediarel-yr2015-ley044.htm (accessed 4 November 2015) .

[49]      Mrs Angela Newbound, Co Convenor, Immunisation Special Interest Group, Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 46.

[50]      Department of Social Services, answer to question on notice, 2 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015).

[51]      See, for example: Submissions 317; Submission 340; Submission 321; Submission 264; Submission 326; Submission 344.

[52]      See, for example: Submission 33; Submission 159; Submission 169;Submission 187; Submission 313; Submission 315; Submission 402.

[53]      Dr Anne Kynaston, Member, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 21; See Submissions 318, 344, and 326.

[54]      See, for example: Submission 97, p. 2; Submission 248; Submission 252; Submission 353; Submission 549, p. 17.

[55]      Submission 318, p. 2.

[56]      Submission 236, p. 1.

[57]      Mrs Heidi Robertson, Northern Rivers Vaccination Supporters, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 11.

[58]      Submission 544, pp 2–3.

[59]      Department of Social Services, answer to question on notice, 5 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015).

[60]      Submission 545, pp 4–6.

[61]      Submission 544, p. 3. and Submission 327.

[62]      Submission 327, p. 7.

[63]      See, for example: Submission 2; Submission 9; Submission 49; Submission 109; Submission 120; Submission 135; Submission 204; Submission 285; Submission 371; Submission 390; Submission 426; Submission 446.

[64]      See, for example: Submission 107; Submission 111; Submission 123; Submission 269; Submission 290; Submission 314; Submission 389; Submission 397; Submission 400; Submission 410.

[65]      See, for example: Submission 165; Submission 185; Submission 213; Submission 329; Submission 333; Submission 386; Submission 406; Submission 432.

[66]      See, for example: Submission 223; Submission 272; Submission 391; Submission 402; Submission 439.

[67]      See, for example: Submission 3; Submission 103; Submission 119; Submission 240; Submission 392; Submission 433; Submission 549, pp 20–23; Submission 436, pp 14–18.

[68]      Associate Professor Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 42.

[69]      See, for example: Submission 41; Submission 117; Submission 251; Submission 251; Submission 339; Submission 394; Submission 404; Submission 436, p. 27.

[70]      Dr Kidd, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 22.

[71]      See, for example: Submission 16; Submission 139; Submission 188; Submission 410.

[72]      Dr Rachel Heap, Additional Information, World Health Organisation, 'WHO vaccine-preventable disease: monitoring system. 2015 global summary', http://tinyurl.com/pndnnkq

[73]      See, for example:  Submission 277; Submission 278.

[74]      Dr Kidd, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 24–25.

[75]      Dr Kynaston, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 23.

[76]      Ms McNeill, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 49.

[77]      See, for example: Submission 17; Submission 127; Submission 132; Submission 258; Submission 357; Submission 418.

[78]      See, for example: Submission 325, p. 8; Submission 139; Submission 186; Submission 254; Submission 393; Submission 453.

[79]      Department of Human Services, 'Standard vaccination schedule for family assistance' https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/families-and-children/benefits-payments/strengthening-immunisation-for-young-children/strengthening-immunisation-for-children-frequently-asked-questions (accessed 9 November 2015).

[80]      Dr Kynaston, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 42.

[81]      Professor Christian Gericke, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 25.

[82]      See, for example: Submission 114, p. 3; Submission 292; Submission 271b, p. 13; Submission 349.

[83]      Therapeutic Goods Administration, 'New web service helps consumer reporting of 'side effects'', 24 September 2014, https://www.tga.gov.au/media-release/new-web-service-helps-consumer-reporting-side-effects in Submission 349, p. 6.

[84]      Dr Kidd, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 21.

[85]      Ms Felicity McNeill, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Health,, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 50.

[86]      See, for example: Submission 164; Submission 45; Submission 123; Submission 261; Submission 214; Submission 314.

[87]      See, for example: Submission 107; Submission 111; Submission 123; Submission 269; Submission 290; Submission 314; Submission 389; Submission 397; Submission 400; Submission 410.

[88]      See, for example: Submission 164; Submission 45.

[89]      See, for example: Submission 123; Submission 261.

[90]      See, for example: Submission 214; Submission 314; Submission 107.

[91]      Department of Human Services, Australian Childhood Immunisation Register: Immunisation Exemption, Medical Contraindication, Medicare form, http://www.humanservices.gov.au/spw/health-professionals/forms/resources/immu11-1310en.pdf (accessed 4 November 2015).

[92]      Dr Kidd, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 23.

[93]      Australian Medical Association, answer to question on notice, 2 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015).

[94]      Ms McNeill, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 55.

[95]      Ms McNeill, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 55.

[96]      See, for example: Submission 13; Submission 158; Submission 188; Submission 549, p. 17.

[97]      http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/Handbook10-home~handbook10part2~handbook10-2-1#2-1-3

[98]      See, for example: Submission 3; Submission 88; Submission177; Submission 257; Submission 442; Submission 432; Submission 455. Submitters also reference the Nuremberg Code, which relates to the conduct of physicians carrying out experiments on human subjects and the level of consent needed to do so.

[99]      http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=31058&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (accessed 4 November 2014).

[100]    Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Scrutiny Report: Twenty‑ninth report of the 44^th Parliament, 14 October 2015, pp 31–33.

[101]    Submission 544, p. 3.

[102]    Submission 319, p. 4.

[103]    Submission 319, p, 4.

[104]    See, for example: Submission 317a, p.2; Submission 327; Submission 238; Submission 321; Submission 317.

[105]    Dr Kynaston, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 26.

[106]    Associate Professor Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 41.

[107]    Submission 326, p. 2.

[108]    Looker, C. and Kelly, H., 2011, Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2011;89:371-378. doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.081901, http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/89/5/10-081901/en/ (accessed 27/10/2015).

[109]    Submission 343, p. 1.

[110]    Department of Education and Training, answer to question on notice, 5 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015).

[111]    Department of Education and Training, answer to question on notice, 5 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015).

[112]    Department of Education and Training, answer to question on notice, 5 November 2015 (received 6 November 2015).

[113]    See: Mrs Newbound, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 39; Submission 317, p. 6 and Submission 327.

[114]    Associate Professor Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 45.

[115]    Submission 345.

[116]    Associate Professor Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 46.

[117]    Mrs Newbound, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 39.

[118]    Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Administration of the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, ANAO report, 46, 2014–15, ANAO, Canberra, 2015, pp 19–20, http://www.anao.gov.au/~/media/Files/Audit%20Reports/2014%202015/Report%2046/AuditReport_2014-2015_46.pdf (accessed 29 October 2015).

[119]    ANAO, Administration of the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, ANAO report, 46, 2014–15, ANAO, Canberra, 2015, p. 20, http://www.anao.gov.au/~/media/Files/Audit%20Reports/2014%202015/Report%2046/AuditReport_2014-2015_46.pdf (accessed 29 October 2015).

[120]    ANAO, Administration of the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, ANAO report, 46, 2014–15, ANAO, Canberra, 2015, p. 19, http://www.anao.gov.au/~/media/Files/Audit%20Reports/2014%202015/Report%2046/AuditReport_2014-2015_46.pdf (accessed 29 October 2015).

[121]    Submission 317, pp 5–7.

[122]    Mrs Newbound, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 39.

[123]    Mrs Newbound, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 39.

[124]    Associate Professor Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 41.

[125]    Ms McNeill, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 48.

[126]    Department of Human Services, answer to question on notice, 5 November 2015 (received 9 November 2015).

[127]    Department of Human Services, answer to question on notice, 5 November 2015 (received 9 November 2015).

[128]    Submission 327, p. 7.

[129]    Mrs Newbound, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 40; Associate Professor Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 41.

[130]    Mrs Newbound, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 40.

[131]    Associate Professor Leask, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 November 2015, p. 41.

[132]    Submission 327, p. 7; Submission 317.