No Jab - No Play

From 1 January 2020, early childhood services providers have been required to collect immunisation records for attending children as part of the first of the two ‘No Jab No Play’ laws presented in parliament in South Australia.

Under Phase 1, parents and guardians are required to provide their child’s immunisation records to their child’s early childhood service at;

• The time of enrolment
• After the child turns 7 months of age but before the child turns 9 months of age
• After the child turns 13 months of age but before the child turns 15 months of age
• After the child turns 19 months of age but before the child turns 21 months of age
• After the child turns 4 years and 2 months of age but before the child turns 4 years and 8 months of age.

This law will give the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) the power to request these records in the event of an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease at an early childhood service and will allow the CPHO the power to exclude a child from the centre.

Under Phase 2 of No Jab No Play, it is proposed that children must be appropriately immunised, on a recognised immunisation catch-up program or be exempt for medical reasons, in order to enrol or attend early childhood care services. At present Phase 2 is under review following community consultation.