Second Reading Speeches

My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018

Type
Government
Portfolio
Health
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
45

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Summary

Amends the

My Health Records Act 2012
to: remove the ability of the My Health Record System Operator to disclose health information in My Health Records to law enforcement and government agencies without an order by a judicial officer or the healthcare recipient’s consent; and require the system operator to permanently delete from the National Repositories Service any health information about a healthcare recipient who has cancelled their My Health Record.

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