Health Records Act article
The Health Records Act 2001 (Vic) regulates the collection and handling of health information. The Act is designed to complement the Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic), and thereby fulfilling the need for specific protection for health records.
The key features of the Act are as follows:
- it gives individuals a legally enforceable right of access to health information about them that is contained in records held in Victoria by the private sector; and
- it establishes Health Privacy Principles (HPPs) that apply to health information collected and handled in Victoria by both the public and private sector.
The Victorian Act applies to the health, disability and aged care information handled by a variety of public and private sector organisations. These may include (for example) sole practitioners, dentists, public hospitals and local government agencies.Publications
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Useful Privacy links:
The Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner
Business, government and consumer information regarding privacy information in Australia.
The Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner
Information regarding privacy in Victoria. Lodge complaints or look at relevant laws and publications.
Australian Privacy Foundation
More privacy resources.
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