Health Legislation Amendment (Data-matching and Other Matters) Act 2019 (Cth)

Health Legislation Amendment (Data‑matching and Other Matters) Act 2019

No. 121, 2019

An Act to amend the law relating to health, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Data‑matching Part 1—Main amendments National Health Act 1953 Part 2—Other amendments National Health Act 1953 Part 3—Consequential amendments Health Insurance Act 1973 Privacy Act 1988 Private Health Insurance Act 2007 Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 Schedule 2—Other amendments Part 1—Professional Services Review Scheme Health Insurance Act 1973 Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Part 2—Other amendments Health Insurance Act 1973

Health Legislation Amendment (Data-matching and Other Matters) Act 2019 No. 121, 2019

An Act to amend the law relating to health, and for related purposes

[Assented to 12 December 2019]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act is the Health Legislation Amendment (Data‑matching and Other Matters) Act 2019.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this Act The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 13 December 2019

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.