Healthcare Identifiers Regulations 2020 (Cth)

Healthcare Identifiers Regulations 2020

I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 20 August 2020

David Hurley Governor‑General

By His Excellency's Command

Greg Hunt Minister for Health

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Schedules 5 Definitions 6 Application of this instrument to partnerships, trusts and unincorporated associations 7 National registration authorities 8 Identifying information Part 2—Collection, use and disclosure of identifying information and healthcare identifiers 9 Authorisation of collection, use and disclosure—healthcare provider assisting a healthcare recipient to register for a My Health Record 10 Collection, use and disclosure of healthcare provider's healthcare identifier—providing healthcare to a healthcare recipient etc. Part 3—Requests by healthcare provider organisations to access healthcare identifiers 11 Details of responsible officer and organisation maintenance officer 12 Identity of individual making request Part 4—Application, saving and transitional provisions Division 1—Application, saving and transitional provisions in relation to the commencement of this instrument 13 Definitions 14 Things done under the old regulations 15 Use and disclosure of healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider 16 Continued operation of certain provisions not affected Schedule 1—Repeals Healthcare Identifiers Regulations 2010

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name This instrument is the Healthcare Identifiers Regulations 2020.

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.