HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2002 - As at 20 January 2023 - Act 71 of 2002
- As at 20 January 2023
- Act 71 of 2002
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Purpose and objects of Act
4 Definitions
5 Definition of "personal information"
6 Definition of "health information"
7 Capacity
8 Definition of "authorised representative"
9 What constitutes "holding" information
10 Unsolicited information not considered "collected"
PART 2 - GENERAL OPERATION OF ACT
11 How this Act applies to organisations
12 Crown bound by Act
13 Courts, tribunals and Royal Commissions not affected
14 Exemption for personal, family or household affairs
15 News media
16 Group practices
17 Specific exemptions (ICAC, ICAC Inspector and Inspector's staff, NSW Police Force, LECC, Inspector of LECC and Inspector's staff and NSW Crime Commission)
17A Exemption for certain translation services
18 Act does not authorise unauthorised activities
19 Application of Health Privacy Principles to information collected at certain times
PART 3 - PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES
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Division 1 - General
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26 Making a request for access
27 Response to request for access
28 Form of access
29 Situations where access need not be granted
30 Access refused because serious threat to individual
31 Private sector person may require evidence of identity or authority
32 Alternative arrangements may be made
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33 Making a request for amendment
34 Response to request for amendment
35 Notations added to records
36 Private sector person may require evidence of identity or authority
37 Alternative arrangements may be made
PART 5 - HEALTH PRIVACY CODES OF PRACTICE
Division 1 - General
41 Definitions
42 Making of privacy related complaints
43 Preliminary assessment of complaints
44 Assessment of complaints
45 Dealing with complaint
46 Resolution of complaint by conciliation
47 Reports and recommendations of Privacy Commissioner
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PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/hraipa2002370/