Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Records Act 2001 - SECT 100

Regulations

100. Regulations



(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to-

   (a)  prescribing maximum fees for providing access to health information
        under this Act; and

   (b)  prescribing maximum fees for performing functions under section 42;
        and

   (c)  prescribing maximum fees for transfers of health information under HPP
        11; and

   (d)  prescribing retention periods, whether greater or less than the
        periods specified in HPP 4.2, for the preservation of health
        information or classes of health information for the purposes of HPP
        4.2; and

   (e)  generally prescribing any other matter or thing required or permitted
        by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give
        effect to this Act.



(2) The regulations-

   (a)  may be of general or limited application; and

   (b)  may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance;
        and

   (c)  may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document,
        whether-

   (i)  wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or

   (ii) as in force at the time the regulations are made or at any time before
        then; or

   (iii) as in force from time to time; and

   (d)  may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified
        person or body or a specified class of person or body.

(3) A power conferred by this Act to make regulations prescribing maximum fees
for providing access to health information by way of a summary may be
exercised by reference to the time taken to prepare the summary based on the
usual fee of the health service provider for a consultation of a comparable
duration.

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