There is currently no state-based No Jab, No Play legislation in place for the ACT, NT and Tasmania for the purpose of enrolment in childcare and non-compulsory early childhood education services.

Conscientious Objection

As there is no requirement for children to be vaccinated to be enrolled in non-compulsory early childhood education and childcare services in those three states and territories, there is also no requirement for the parents of unvaccinated children to conscientiously object to the vaccination of their children for this purpose.

Documentation Requirements

When enrolling a child in an early childhood education or childcare service in those three states and territories, parents may be required to submit a vaccination status / history statement showing which, if any vaccines their child has received, when such a requirement is authorised by state-based Public Health Acts.

Importantly, such a requirement is not a requirement for your child to be vaccinated.  This is a documentation requirement, not a vaccination requirement.

This information is collected to enable unvaccinated children to be temporarily excluded in the event of outbreaks of so-called vaccine-preventable diseases, when such exclusions are authorised by state-based Public Health Acts.

A Vaccination History Statement can be downloaded from the Medicare website via your MyGov account.

Eligibility for childcare subsidies is determined by federal law

The federal No Jab, No Pay law, which requires vaccination for the purpose of eligibility to Childcare Subsidy, applies in all states and territories.  Consequently, even when a child qualifies for enrolment under state law, unless the child also qualifies for an exemption under the federal law, then the parent/guardian will not qualify for Childcare Subsidy.

Please visit our No Jab, No Pay page to see if your child may qualify for an exemption for the purpose of Childcare Subsidy.

Conditions on enrolment in the compulsory phase of schooling

Some government authorities and schools tell parents that children must be vaccinated to enrol them in the compulsory phases of school.  This is not true, anywhere in Australia.

For further information please visit our page called No Jab, No School? Not true!

This page was last reviewed and updated on 12 October 2024.