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HEALTH RECORDS ACT 2001 - SECT 18

What is an interference with privacy?

For the purposes of this Act, an act or practice of an organisation is an interference with the privacy of an individual if, and only if—

        (a)     the act or practice breaches Part 5 or a Health Privacy Principle in relation to health information that relates to the individual; or

        (b)     the act or practice breaches HPP 7 in relation to an identifier; or

        (c)     the act or practice is or results in a failure to provide access to health information that relates to the individual in accordance with Part 5 or HPP 6.



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