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National Health (Privacy) Rules 2025
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This item is authorised by the following title:
National Health Act 1953
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F2024L00982
08 August 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedule 2
5 Definitions
6 Simplified outline of this instrument
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Part 2—Ways in which claims information may be stored
7 Storage of claims information
8 Prohibition relating to storing claims information with enrolment and entitlement database
9 Circumstances in which creating copies of claims information in paper or similar form is prohibited
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Part 3—Uses to which agencies may put claims information
10 Use of claims information
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Part 4—Circumstances in which agencies may disclose claims information
11 Circumstances in which agencies may disclose claims information
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Part 5—Prohibition relating to storage of claims information in the same database
12 Prohibition relating to storage of claims information in the same database
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Part 6—Prohibitions on linkage, and authorisations
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Division 1—Prohibition on linkage of claims information
13 Prohibition of linkage of claims information
Division 2—General authorisations for linkage of claims information
14 Authorised linkages—all agencies
15 Authorised linkages—primary agencies only
16 Circumstance in which linkage is not authorised
17 Reporting requirements in relation to linkages
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Part 7—Requirements with which agencies must comply in relation to old information
18 Requirements relating to storage of old information
19 Requirements relating to the re-linking of old information with personal identification components
20 Requirements relating to reporting—old information
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Part 8—Application and transitional provisions
21 Agency may comply with certain provisions of the National Health (Privacy) Rules 2021 during the grace period
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Schedule 1—Data sharing agreements
1 Requirements for data sharing agreements
2 Data sharing agreements—disclosure under subsection 11(6)
3 Data sharing agreements—disclosure under subsection 11(7)
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Schedule 2—Repeals
National Health (Privacy) Rules 2021