Privacy and managing health information in general practice
Privacy law
Last revised: 24 May 2023
The Privacy Act 1988 (The Act) regulates how most personal information is managed. It includes all 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
The Act applies to private sector organisations, as well as most government agencies unless an exception applies. General practice is subject to stringent privacy obligations by virtue of handling health information.
Currently, the maximum civil penalty for serious or repeated interferences with privacy’ is $2.22 million and is set to increase.5
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