Health Information and the Privacy Act 1988 - A Short Guide for the Private Health Sector (January 2002)

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and the A short guide for the private health sector December 2001   This Guide provides a brief introduction to the Commonwealth privacy law covering the private health sector. For private sector health service providers, the amended Privacy Act 1988 takes effect from 21 December 2001. This Guide does not describe the law in...

H v Chartered Accountant [2006] PrivCmrA 7

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Improper disclosure of Tax File Number information.

H v Commonwealth Agency [ [2005] PrivCmrA 5

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 Acts and practices engaged in by a person in the performance of the duties of their employment.

H v Credit Provider [2003] PrivCmrA 6

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Disputed consumer credit default listing

H v Credit Provider [2004] PrivCmrA18

Unauthorised payment default listed on consumer credit information file and credit reporting offences

H v Credit Reporting Agency [2008] PrivCmrA 8

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Accuracy of credit information file.

H v Financial Institution A and B [2004] PrivCmrA 3

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Disclosure of personal information collected prior to commencement of the National Privacy Principles.

H v Health Service Provider [2007] PrivCmrA 10

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Inappropriate disclosure of information

H v Health Service Provider [2010] PrivCmrA 9

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Collection of sensitive information

H v Telecommunications Company [2009] PrivCmrA 10

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Improper listing of a payment default on an individual's consumer credit information file

Health & Privacy - Issues for Divisions of General Practice

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a speech delivered by Hugh Clapin, Senior Policy Adviser, to the National Divisions of General Practice Forum 2001, Sydney, 24 November 2001

Health & Privacy - Issues for Divisions of General Practice - Paul Armstrong

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a speech delivered by Paul Armstrong, Director Policy, Office of Privacy Commissioner to the Victorian Divisions of General Practice, Melbourne on 2 November 2001

Health and Privacy, Issues for Private Hospitals

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a speech delivered by Paul Armstrong, Director, Policy to the Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) 21st National Congress, Sydney, 23 October 2001

Health Information Privacy

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a speech delivered by Hugh Clapin, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, to the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA), NSW Branch, 18 October 2002.

How to Handle A Privacy Complaint

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A speech delivered by Annelies Moens & Siobhan Jenner, Deputy Directors, at the UNSW Seminar Series, 9 March 2005.

Healthcare identifiers and privacy: Discussion paper on proposals for legislative support; Submission to the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference (August 2009)

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Healthcare identifiers and privacy: Discussion paper on proposals for legislative support Submission to the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference August 2009