Providing evidence of mandatory vaccinations

Vaccine preventable diseases evidence

We’ll ask you to provide evidence you’ve been vaccinated against certain diseases before you begin working with us.

You can talk to your hiring manager or placement coordinator if you're:

• not sure how to provide your evidence
• can't meet the vaccination requirements.

If you're a student, talk to your education provider.

Documenting your evidence

Use the vaccine preventable disease evidence and certification form [PDF 549 KB] to document your evidence.

1. Check your vaccine preventable disease role requirements.
2. Read and sign the consent in section 1.
3. Use your vaccine preventable disease (VPD) evidence and fill in section 2 yourself or ask your vaccine service provider (usually a GP) to provide your evidence and fill in section 3 for you.
4. Return section 1 and section 2 or section 3 of your VPD evidence and certification form, including copies of your evidence.

Types of evidence

You need to provide a copy of one of the acceptable types of evidence for each VPD, which may include any of the following.

Proof of vaccination

• A vaccine record book or card showing the vaccine and clinic details
• An Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) history statement
• A letter or statement from a nurse practitioner, immunisation nurse, vaccine service provider or another health professional confirming you were given the vaccine

Acceptable proof of immunity (not including whooping cough)

• Pathology test results
• A letter from a nurse practitioner or health professional confirming past infection with chicken pox or shingles
• A letter confirming non-susceptibility to hepatitis B
• You were born before 1966, for measles, mumps, and rubella only

If you don’t have records

1. Visit your vaccine provider (usually a GP) to get vaccinated or tested.
2. Ask them to fill in section 3 of the vaccine preventable disease evidence and certification form.

Vaccination of workers in healthcare settings guideline

Read the following appendices in our vaccination of workers in healthcare settings guideline [PDF 930 KB] for more information.

• Appendix 1 – Risk categorisation of workers [PDF 126 KB]
  Explains how different roles are grouped based on vaccination risk.
• Appendix 2 – Acceptable vaccine-preventable disease evidence [PDF 365 KB]
  Includes examples of the types of evidence you can provide, such as vaccination records or blood tests, and explains vaccination schedules and test results.
• Appendix 3 – Minimum vaccination requirements before starting work [PDF 179 KB]
  Lists the vaccinations you must have before you start working with us.
• Appendix 5 – Further information on vaccine-preventable diseases [PDF 195 KB]
  Information about vaccine preventable diseases, including how they spread, common symptoms, and possible vaccine side effects.

Policies, guidelines and standards

• Health Employee Directive No. 01/16: Vaccine preventable diseases requirements
• HR Policy B1 Recruitment and Selection
• The Australian Immunisation Handbook
• National Safety and Quality Health Service standards
• Australian guidelines for the prevention and control of infection in healthcare