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Health Legislation Amendment (eHealth) Bill 2015

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Health

Summary

Amends the: Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010, Health Insurance Act 1973, National Health Act 1953 and Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012 to change the name of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record system to the My Health Record system; Copyright Act 1968, Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010, Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012 and Privacy Act 1988 to: trial opt-out arrangements in selected regions and enable opt-out to occur nationally if the trials are successful; abolish the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record Jurisdictional Advisory Committee and Independent Advisory Council; revise the way that permissions to collect, use and disclose information are presented; create new civil and criminal penalties and provide that enforceable undertakings and injunctions are available in both the healthcare identifiers service or the My Health Record system; clarify that information about healthcare provider organisations is not personal information; clarify that health-related disability, palliative care and aged care services are considered health services; and clarify mandatory data breach notification requirements for participants in the system; and Health Insurance Act 1973, National Health Act 1953 and Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012 to make consequential amendments.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 17/09/15  
Second reading moved 17/09/15  
Second reading debate 14/10/15  
Second reading debate 15/10/15  
Second reading agreed to 15/10/15  
Third reading agreed to 15/10/15  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 15/10/15  
Second reading moved 15/10/15  
Second reading debate 12/11/15  
Second reading agreed to 12/11/15  
Third reading agreed to 12/11/15  
     
Finally passed both Houses 12/11/15  
Assent 26/11/15 Act no: 157 - Year: 2015
     

[Information on document types]

Text of bill

  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

Bills Digest



Notes
  • Referred to Committee (15/10/2015): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (09/11/2015)
  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)