Australian Capital Territory
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations 1992     No 24
made under the
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992
Republication No 2
Republication date: 31 January 2002
Last amendment made by Act 2001 No 44
Amendments incorporated to 12 September 2001

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations 1992, made under the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992 as in force on 31 January 2002.  It includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 12 September 2001 and any amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
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Editorial changes
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When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
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Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations 1992
made under the
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulations	2
	4	Prescribed study—controlled availability of opioids	2
	5	Prescribed study—parenting practices of drug users	2
	6	Prescribed study—combating child abuse by drug users	3
	7	Prescribed study—supervised injecting place trial	3
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	4
	2	Abbreviation key	4
	3	Legislation history	5
	4	Amendment history	5
	5	Earlier republications	6

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations 1992     

made under the
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992

    

  

1	Name of regulations
These regulations are the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations 1992.
4	Prescribed study—controlled availability of opioids
	(1)	For the Act, section 3 (1), definition of prescribed study paragraph (b), 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 ACT; and
	(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 semisynthetic drug or an opium derivative.
5	Prescribed study—parenting practices of drug users
For the Act, section 3 (1), definition of prescribed study, paragraph (b), the Territory epidemiological study known as Parenting in the Socio-cultural Context of Illicit Drug or Harmful Alcohol Use that—
	(a)	relates to the parenting ideas and practices of different groups of women, including illicit drug users; and
	(b)	is conducted by the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health; and
	(c)	began in September 1998;
is declared to be a study to which the Act applies. 
6	Prescribed study—combating child abuse by drug users
For the Act, section 3 (1), definition of prescribed study, paragraph (b), the Territory epidemiological study known as An Evaluation of an Intervention Program to Combat Child Abuse and Neglect and to Provide Health Promotion for Children of Drug Users that—
	(a)	relates to—
	(i)	the factors responsible for the incidence and distribution of child abuse among drug users; and
	(ii)	the effectiveness of a program to combat child abuse and neglect by drug users and to provide health promotion for the children of drug users; and
	(b)	is conducted by the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health; and
	(c)	began in December 1998;
is declared to be a study to which the Act applies.
7	Prescribed study—supervised injecting place trial
For the Act, section 3 (1), definition of prescribed study, paragraph (b), the scientific trial for the Supervised Injecting Place Trial Act 1999 and a study that is part of or ancillary to the trial are declared to be studies to which the Act applies.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnotes.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
ins = inserted/added	reloc = relocated	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	R[X] = Republication No	
LR = legislation register	s = section/subsection	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sch = schedule	
mod = modified / modification	sdiv = subdivision	
No = number	sub = substituted	
o = order	SL  = Subordinate Law	
om = omitted/repealed	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
3	Legislation history
The Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations 1992 was originally the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations.  They were renamed by the Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations Amendment 1999 No 28 (see reg 3).
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations 1992 No 24
notified 9 November 1992
commenced 9 November 1992 (reg 2)
as amended by
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations Amendment SL 1999 No 28
notified 3 November 1999
commenced 3 November 1999 (reg 1)
Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Regulations Amendment SL 2000 No 19
notified 27 April 2000
commenced 27 April 2000 (reg 1)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 133
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 133 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and Gaz 2001 No S65)
4	Amendment history
Name of regulations
reg 1	sub 1999 No 28 reg 3
Commencement
reg 2	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1576
Definitions
reg 3	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1576
Prescribed study—controlled availability of opioids
reg 4 hdg	sub 1999 No 28 notes
Prescribed study—parenting practices of drug users
reg 5	ins 1999 No 28 reg 4
Prescribed study—combating child abuse by drug users
reg 6	ins 1999 No 28 reg 4
Prescribed study—supervised injecting place trial
reg 7	ins 2000 No 19 reg 3
5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	SL 2000 No 19	1 June 2000	

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