Vaccine Legalities

The pre-eminent legislation creating the legislative framework for the management of public health risks in Australia is the federal BioSecurity Act 2015. Its priority status detailed in Section 8.

On the 18'th March, 2020, under section 475 of the Biosecurity act, the governor general placed Australia under a state of emergency.

Section 477 and Section 60,61 lays out the requirements before control measures can be issued due to a health emergency. The act implies that orders cannot be imposed on healthy people.

A person is presumed healthy until proven sick, presumed innocent until proven guilty, as explained by lawyer, Serene Teffaha. There is also a right to review if a Biosecurity order is imposed.

Therefore, if you have not personally received a Biosecurity control order by an authorised officer (due to being exposed to a disease risk or showing symptoms), measures such as undergoing examination (Section 90), being bodily sampled (Section 91), being vaccinated (Section 92), receiving medication (Section 93), contact tracing, isolation measures, being detained and isolated, clothing and masks (Section 88), cannot be enforced.

The fair work commission also has limits on unfair coercion of employees.

South Australia
South Australia is also currently under a Major Emergency declaration

The South Australian Emergency Management Act 2004.

List of relevant legislation
BioSecurity Act 2015

The privacy amendment Act 2020

Covid-19 Emergency Response Act 2020

Surveillance Devices Act 2016

Federal Crimes Act 1914

The Australian Constitution 1901 Human Rights Act 2004

Summary of the rights included in the Human Rights Act

Nuremberg code

Open letter to SA Premier on masks and PCR tests, December 2020:

Either set of legal documents should be printed and carried with you:

1. Kathleen QR Code legal portfolio, printout and carry with you:

2. Shelley's legal portfolio for printing:

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