Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 148 of 1981 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 9 July 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 73 of 2008
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated
may be affected by application provisions that are set out in
the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and
Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra
Contents
1............ Short title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1
3............ Interpretation...................................................................................... 1
3A......... Application of the Criminal Code...................................................... 3
4............ Secrecy relating to prescribed studies................................................. 3
5............ Authorisation of use of documents.................................................... 3
6............ Secrecy relating to certain documents................................................. 4
7............ Certain persons may be given information......................................... 4
8............ Documents not to be produced in court etc....................................... 4
9............ Extension............................................................................................ 5
10.......... Oaths and declarations of secrecy...................................................... 5
11.......... Publication of results of studies etc.................................................. 10
12.......... Application....................................................................................... 10
13.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 10
Notes 10
Notes to
the
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality)
Act 1981 Note 1 The Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1981
as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 148, 1981
amended as indicated in the Tables below. For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving
or transitional provisions see Table A.
Table
of Acts
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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148, 1981 |
26 Oct 1981 |
26 Oct 1981 |
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|
|
135, 1984 |
25 Oct 1984 |
S. 7: 1 Feb 1984 |
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|
Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
111, 2001 |
17 Sept 2001 |
17 Sept 2001 |
S. 4 |
|
73, 2008 |
3 July 2008 |
Schedule 4 (items 275-288): 4 July 2008 |
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Table of Amendments
|
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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S. 3...................................... |
am. No. 135, 1984; No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 3A .................................. |
ad. No. 111, 2001 |
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S. 4...................................... |
am. No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 5...................................... |
am. No. 111, 2001; No. 73, 2008 |
|
Note to s. 5 ......................... |
ad. No. 111, 2001 |
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S. 6...................................... |
am. No. 73, 2008 |
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Ss. 8, 9................................ |
am. No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 11.................................... |
am. No. 135, 1984 |
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 111, 2001)
4 Application of amendments
(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.
(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.