Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGED CARE ACT 1997 - SECT 62.1

    The responsibilities relating to protection of * personal information, relating to a person to whom the approved provider provides * aged care, are as follows:

  (a)   the personal information must not be used other than:

  (i)   for a purpose connected with the provision of aged care to the person by the approved provider; or

  (ii)   for a purpose for which the personal information was given by or on behalf of the person to the approved provider;

  (b)   except with the written consent of the person, the personal information must not be disclosed to any other person other than:

  (i)   for a purpose connected with the provision of aged care to the person by the approved provider; or

  (ii)   for a purpose connected with the provision of aged care to the person by another approved provider, so far as the disclosure relates to the person's * refundable deposit balance or * accommodation bond balance or the period for which retention amounts may be deducted under section   57 - 20 of the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 or to the person's remaining liability (if any) to pay an * accommodation payment, * accommodation contribution or * accommodation charge; or

  (iia)   for a purpose connected with the provision of aged care to the person by another approved provider, so far as the disclosure relates to an appraisal or reappraisal connected with a classification that is in force for a care recipient to whom subsection   27 - 4(5) applies ( * entry into another aged care service within 28 days); or

  (iii)   for a purpose for which the personal information was given by or on behalf of the person; or

  (iv)   for the purpose of complying with an obligation under this Act or the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 or any of the Principles made under section   96 - 1 of this Act or the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 ;

  (c)   the personal information must be protected by security safeguards that it is reasonable in the circumstances to take against the loss or misuse of the information.