AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations
Subordinate Law No. 24 of 19921

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following Regulations under the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992.
Dated 2 November 1992.
WAYNE BERRY
Minister
TERRY CONNOLLY
Minister

Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations.
Commencement
2.  These Regulations commence on the day on which they are notified in the Gazette.
Interpretation
3.  In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“the Act” means the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992.
Prescribed study
4.  (1)  For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “prescribed study” in subsection 3 (1) of the Act, the Territory epidemiological study known as the Feasibility Research into the Controlled Availability of Opioids, being the study—
	(a)	in relation to the feasibility of a trial of providing opioids in a controlled manner to users of opioids in the Territory;
	(b)	that is conducted jointly by the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health and the Australian Institute of Criminology; and
	(c)	that commenced in May 1991;
is declared to be a study to which the Act applies.
(2)  In subregulation (1)—
“opioid” means—
	(a)	opium; or
	(b)	a drug that has a morphine-like pharmacological effect, being a synthetic or semi-synthetic drug or an opium derivative.

NOTE
1.	Notified in the ACT Gazette on 9 November 1992.

©  Australian Capital Territory 1992