[no bill text published] Establishment of the Australian Centre for Disease Control
Australian Centre for Disease Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025
1st House
2nd House
Law
Links to official parliament websites
Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Director-General of the CDC replaces the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer and the Director of Human Biosecurity in several health laws.
The Australian Centre for Disease Control replaces the Department of Health and Aged Care in the National Health Security Act.
Human biosecurity officers cannot use certain powers regarding human biosecurity control orders if they are acting under a specific delegation.
The Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010 is repealed.
APS employees under the Department of Health and Aged Care Enterprise Agreement keep their current terms; the Director-General of the CDC replaces the Secretary as their employer.