WA's Propsed No Jab No Play Laws

The West Australian Department of Health have released a discussion paper detailing options and proposals to strengthen immunisation requirements for Western Australian children enrolling into child care services, community kindergartens and schools, before the compulsory education period. The paper proposes two options:

• Option A – fully implement recently introduced regulations requiring the collection and reporting of immunisation information by child care services, community kindergartens and schools at the time of enrolment, and monitor any impact before changing the status quo.

• Option B – amend the Public Health Act 2016 to require, with rare exception, children in WA to be fully vaccinated for age as a condition of enrolment into child care services, community kindergartens and schools, before the compulsory education period.

The deadline for submissions is 26 March. See the consultation website for more information. The publication of the paper has already provoked some reaction according to a report in The West Australian.