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HEALTH RECORDS (PRIVACY AND ACCESS) ACT 1997
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
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
18. Grounds for complaint
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
SCHEDULE 1
DICTIONARY
ENDNOTES
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