Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM ACT 2011 - SECT 54HA

Scope

  (1)   This section applies if the Commission Board Chair is satisfied that particular protected Commission information will enable or assist:

  (a)   the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister administering the My Health Records Act 2012 (the My Health Records Secretary ); or

  (b)   the System Operator (within the meaning of the My Health Records Act 2012 );

to monitor, investigate or enforce compliance with a share by default provision (within the meaning of the My Health Records Act 2012 ).

Disclosure

  (2)   If an official of the Commission is authorised by the Commission Board Chair, in writing, for the purposes of this section, the official may disclose that protected Commission information to the My Health Records Secretary or the System Operator.

  (3)   If protected Commission information is disclosed under subsection   (2) to the My Health Records Secretary or the System Operator (the recipient ), the recipient must not disclose or use the information for a purpose other than the purpose for which the information was given to the recipient.