The public and private health sectors are subject to increasing levels of information privacy regulation that vary between jurisdictions. Many health service providers and organisations that handle health information must be aware of concurrent obligations at Commonwealth and State levels as well as variations between State and Territory laws (for multi-jurisdictional organisations).

Privacy Law Consulting Australia can assist health service providers to comply with health records legislation in all Australian jurisdictions. We have extensive expertise in:

• extending privacy compliance strategies based on the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) to encompass State and Territory health records legislation;

• audits;

• privacy statements;

• information handling policies;

• patient application & consent forms; and

• staff training.