HEALTH RECORDS (PRIVACY AND ACCESS) ACT 1997
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 3 Objects of Act
- 4 Dictionary
- 4A Notes
- 4B Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
PART 2--PRIVACY PROVISIONS
- 5 The privacy principles
- 6 Compliance with privacy principles
- 7 Consent by consumer to obtaining health status report
PART 3--ACCESS TO PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION
- 8 Access otherwise than under pt 3
- 9 Pt 3 not to prevent alternative arrangements
- 10 Statement of principle regarding right of access
- 10A Statement of principle regarding right of access—children and young
- 11 Provision of health services and keeping of records—terms and
- 12 Requests for access
- 13 Response to request for access
- 13A Disclosure in accordance with consent
- 13B Giving access to health records—generally
- 13BA Giving access to health records—children and young people
- 13C How access to health record given
- 13D Access taken to have been refused
- 14 Grounds for nonproduction
- 14A No access to health record relating to Children and Young People Act complaint
- 15 No access to health record where risk to life or health of consumer or another
- 16 Refusal for risk to life or health of consumer—offer by record
- 16A Refusal for risk to life or health of consumer—nomination by
- 16B Record keeper to give nominated health service provider health
- 16C Functions of nominated health service provider
- 16D Unsuitable consumer-nominated health service provider
- 17 No access to health record where material given in confidence
PART 4--COMPLAINTS
PART 5--OFFENCES
- 20 Unlawfully requiring consent etc
- 21 Destroying etc health records and related material
- 22 Unlawfully requesting or obtaining access to health records
- 23 People not to be unlawfully penalised
- 24 Acts and omissions of representatives
PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS
- 25 Children and young people
- 26 Legally incompetent persons
- 27 Deceased consumers
- 29 Defect or invalidity—protection if person acts in good faith
- 30 Unqualified record keeper to obtain and act on expert advice
- 31 Jurisdiction of Magistrates Court
- 32 Appeals
- 33 Court orders under other laws
- 34 Determination of fees
- 36 Regulation-making power
- 37 Saving