My Health Records (Opt-out Trials) Rule 2016 (Cth)

My Health Records (Opt-out Trials) Rule 2016

My Health Records Act 2012

I, SUSSAN LEY, Minister for Health, make this Rule under subclause 1(1), and subparagraphs 5(2)(c)(i) and 13(2)(c)(i), of Schedule 1 to the My Health Records Act 2012. Dated 2010 Dated 2/2/16

SUSSAN LEY Minister for Health

Contents

Part 1 Preliminary 1. Name of Rule 2. Commencement 3. Definitions Part 2 Trials of opt-out registration 4. Classes of healthcare recipients 5. Period to opt-out of registration 6. Period within which to make initial election on disclosure of health information

Part 1 Preliminary

1. Name of Rule This Rule is the My Health Records (Opt-out Trials) Rule 2016.

2. Commencement (1) Each provision of this instrument 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 The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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

3. Definitions In this Rule, unless the contrary intention appears: Act means the My Health Records Act 2012. Medicare Address means the mailing address held by Medicare for correspondence with a healthcare recipient. Note: Unless the contrary intention appears, terms used in this My Health Records (Opt-Out Trials) Rule has the same meaning as in the Act― see section 13 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.