Regulatory Reform Omnibus Act 2025 (73 of 2025)

Schedule 2   Amendments to improve or maintain access to government services

Part 5   Authorising appropriate information sharing to improve the integrity of medicare

National Health Act 1953

156   Application provision - information obtained or generated before, on or after commencement

(1) The following provisions, as amended or inserted by this Part, apply in relation to uses or disclosures of information on or after the commencement of this Part:

(a) subsections 130(1) and (18A) of the Health Insurance Act 1973;

(b) subsections 135A(1) and (17A) of the National Health Act 1953.

(2) Subject to subitem (1), the amendments made by this Part apply in relation to information obtained or generated in the performance of duties or functions, orin the exercise of powers, under any of the following Acts before, on or after the commencement of this Part:

(a) the Dental Benefits Act 2008;

(b) the Health Insurance Act 1973;

(c) the National Health Act 1953.

(3) The following provisions, as inserted by this Part, apply in relation to information held by an agency (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988) before, on or after the commencement of this Part:

(a) section 129B of the Health Insurance Act 1973;

(b) section 135ABA of the National Health Act 1953.