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• Privacy Amendment (Public Health Contact Information) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Privacy Act 1988

  to: incorporate into primary legislation the provisions of the Biosecurity (Human Biosecurity Emergency) (Human Coronavirus with Pandemic Potential) (Emergency Requirements—Public Health Contact Information) Determination 2020 to provide privacy protections for users of, and data collected by, the COVIDSafe app; and introduce additional privacy protections. Also repeals the Biosecurity (Human Biosecurity Emergency) (Human Coronavirus with Pandemic Potential) (Emergency Requirements—Public Health Contact Information) Determination 2020; and provides for the future repeal of certain definitions and Part VIIIA of the

  Privacy Act 1988

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Privacy Amendment Bill 2004

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  Date

  03 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Privacy Act 1988

  to: ensure that the protections under the Act are available to all persons irrespective of nationality; provide the private sector with greater flexibility in relation to privacy codes; correct an unintended limitation on the provision of superannuation services to Commonwealth employees; and enable the Privacy Commissioner to audit acts and practices of Commonwealth agencies in relation to certain personal information. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Privacy Legislation Amendment (Emergencies and Disasters) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Privacy Act 1988

  in relation to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information about deceased, injured and missing individuals involved in an emergency or disaster occurring in Australia or overseas. Also makes a consequential amendment to the

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  to ensure that ASIO is not prevented from disclosing information when an emergency is declared. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Privacy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

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  Date

  22 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  National Health Act 1953

  and

  Privacy Act 1988

  to facilitate the continued operation of Medicare Australia’s Prescription Shopping Information Service which allows medical practitioners to access health information about their patients’ prescription status by permitting the collection of certain health information; and

  Privacy Act 1988

  to implement certain recommendations by the Australian Law Reform Commission and the Australian Health Ethics Committee by: amending the definitions of “health information” and “sensitive information” to include genetic information; and permitting the disclosure of genetic information to genetic relatives in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (ACAC Review Levy) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to private health insurance industry levies, the bill reimposes the Acute Care Advisory Committee review levy on registered health benefits organisations and validates the previous imposition of the levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Insurer Levy) Amendment Bill 2015

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  Date

  27 May 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to create a regime for the prudential regulation of private health insurers, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Insurer Levy) Act 2003

  to provide for the transfer of responsibility for the administration and collection of the collapsed insurer levy from the Private Health Insurance Administration Council and the Health Minister to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Treasurer. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organization Levy) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organization Levy) Act 2003

  to update definitions as a consequence of the proposed

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  ; and repeals the existing levy and imposes a new levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organization Levy) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to private health insurance industry levies, the bill reimposes the collapsed organization levy on registered health benefits organisations and validates the previous imposition of the levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Act 2003

  to update definitions and other terminology as a consequence of the proposed

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to private health insurance industry levies, the bill reimposes the Private Health Insurance Administration Council administration levy on registered health benefits organisations and validates the previous imposition of the levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum