Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record—Sharing by Default) Act 2025 (Cth)

Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record—Sharing by Default) Act 2025

No. 8, 2025

An Act to amend the law relating to electronic health records and medicare benefits, and for other purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Main amendments Part 1—My Health Records My Health Records Act 2012 Part 2—Medicare benefits Division 1—Amendments Health Insurance Act 1973 Division 2—Amendments commencing if the Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Assignment of Medicare Benefits) Act 2024 does not commence Health Insurance Act 1973 Division 3—Amendments commencing if the Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Assignment of Medicare Benefits) Act 2024 commences Health Insurance Act 1973 Division 4—Amendments commencing if the Administrative Review Tribunal (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2025 commences Health Insurance Act 1973 Schedule 2—Other amendments A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 Health Insurance Act 1973 National Health Act 1953 National Health Reform Act 2011 Private Health Insurance Act 2007

Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record—Sharing by Default) Act 2025 No. 8, 2025

An Act to amend the law relating to electronic health records and medicare benefits, and for other purposes

[Assented to 14 February 2025]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act is the Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record—Sharing by Default) Act 2025.

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. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 14 February 2025 2. Schedule 1, Part 1 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 15 February 2025 3. Schedule 1, Part 2, Division 1 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 15 February 2025 4. Schedule 1, Part 2, Division 2 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 15 February 2025 However, the provisions do not commence at all if Schedule 1 to the Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Assignment of Medicare Benefits) Act 2024 commences on or before that day. 5. Schedule 1, Part 2, Division 3 The later of: (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Assignment of Medicare Benefits) Act 2024. 6. Schedule 1, Part 2, Division 4 The later of: 21 February 2025 (a) immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 3; and (paragraph (b) applies) (b) the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Administrative Review Tribunal (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2025. 7. Schedule 2 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 15 February 2025