F v Medical Specialist [2009] PrivCmrA 8

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Disclosure of sensitive personal information

W v Pathology Clinic [2008] PrivCmrA 24

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Disclosure of sensitive personal information

S v Health Service Provider [2008] PrivCmrA 19

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Failure to keep personal information secure

P v Private Health Service Provider [2008] PrivCmrA 16

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Failure to destroy personal information which is no longer needed.

K v Health Service Provider [2008] PrivCmrA 11

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Improper disclosure of health information to a newspaper.

D v Health Service Provider [2008] PrivCmrA 4

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Unauthorised access to and security of personal information.

X v Transport Company [2007] PrivCmrA 26

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Inadequate protection and improper disclosure of personal information

V v Medical Practitioner [2007] PrivCmrA 24

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Access to personal medical records used in legal proceedings

M v Health Service Provider [2007] PrivCmrA 15

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Collection of sensitive information

L v Contractor to Australian Government Agency [2007] PrivCmrA 14

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Improper disclosure of medical information

K v Health Service Provider [2007] PrivCmrA 13

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Access to medical records

H v Health Service Provider [2007] PrivCmrA 10

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Inappropriate disclosure of information

G v Law Firm [2007] PrivCmrA 9

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Inappropriate use and disclosure of information gathered by a law firm

B v Surgeon [2007] PrivCmrA 2

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Access to medical records.

V v Health Service Provider [2006] PrivCmrA 21

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Loss of a medical record by a health service provider.

M v Health Service Provider [2006] PrivCmrA 12

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Improper disclosure of personal information by a health service provider.

L v Health Service Provider [2006] PrivCmrA 11

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Access to sensitive personal information.

I v Retail Company [2006] PrivCmrA 8

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Collection of sensitive information by a retail company for the purpose of loss prevention and the security of personal information and destruction of old records.

D v Health Service Provider; E v Health Service Provider; F v Health Service Provider; G v Health Service Provider [2005] PrivCmrA 4

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Application of charges for providing access to personal information.

A v Private Sector Health Service Provider [2004] PrivCmrA 14

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Excessive charge imposed for access to personal information (medical records)

M v Commonwealth Agency [2003] PrivCmrA 11

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Improper use and disclosure of personal information, accuracy of personal information and security of personal information

J v Two Individuals [2003] PrivCmrA 8

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Disclosure of quashed conviction information

D v Private Health Service Provider [2003] PrivCmrA 2

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Access to personal information collected before 21 December 2001

C v Commonwealth Agency [2003] PrivCmrA 1

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Disclosure of sensitive personal information by a Commonwealth agency, where the complainant was employed, to another Commonwealth agency where the complainant had applied for a position.

A v Insurer [2002] PrivCmrA 1

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Disclosure of personal information in a sample ''Membership Arrears Payment Notice'' provided to employers.

Temporary Public Interest Determination No 2009-1: Collection and use of contact details of genetic relatives to enable disclosure of genetic information

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Determination No 2009-1A giving general effect to Temporary Public Interest Determination No 2009-1

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Guidelines under section 95AA of the Privacy Act 1988: Use and disclosure of genetic information to a patient’s genetic relatives (December 2009)

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Information Sheet (Private Sector) 29 - 2009: Use or disclosure of genetic information in the private health sector

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This information sheet is for health service providers in the private health sector.  It relates to privacy and the use or disclosure of genetic information to lessen or prevent a serious threat to life, health or safety of a patient’s genetic relatives.

New privacy guidelines for health practitioners on disclosing genetic information

15 Dec 09 JOINT MEDIA RELEASE of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and the National Health and Medical Research Council

Application for Public Interest Determination relating to genetic information July 2009

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See PDF above

Approval by the Privacy Commissioner of guidelines issued under section 95AA of the Privacy Act 1988

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Explanatory Statement – section 95AA Guidelines

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Privacy in Australia: Challenges and Opportunities

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Speech by Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner, to Biometrics Institute, 27 May 2010

Consultation Paper 1, Family Violence - Improving Legal Frameworks; Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission (June 2010)

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Exposure Draft - Policy Outlines for the New Model of Income Management; Submission to Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (June 2010)

pdf (310.28 KB)

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs; Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 and Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 (March 2010)

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Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs in relation to the Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 and Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 (March 2010)

Exposure Draft - Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010; Submission to the Department of Health and Ageing (January 2010)

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Submission on Exposure Draft - Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 to the Department of Health and Ageing January 2010

Discussion Paper - A Working with Vulnerable People Checking System for the ACT; Submission to the ACT Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services (October 2009)

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Crimes Amendment (Working With Children – Criminal History) Bill 2009; Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (September 2009)

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Submission: ALRC/AHEC Joint Inquiry: Protection of Human Genetic Information (March 2002)

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Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission/Australian Health Ethics Committee - Joint Inquiry into the Protection of Human Genetic Information (March 2002)