Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record - Sharing by Default) Act 2025 (8 of 2025)
Schedule 1 Main amendments
Part 1 My Health Records
My Health Records Act 2012
17 Subsection 79(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
Authorised applicant
(2) For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each person mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table is an authorised applicant in relation to a provision mentioned in column 2 of the item:
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Authorised applicants |
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Item |
Column 1
Authorised applicant |
Column 2
Provisions |
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1 |
Information Commissioner |
(a) subsection 59(1); (b) subsection 59(2); (c) subsection 59(4); (d) subsection 59A(1); (e) subsection 60(1); (f) subsection 60(4); (g) subsection 71B(1); (h) subsection 74(1); (i) subsection 75(2); (j) subsection 77(1); (k) subsection 77(2B); (l) subsection 78(1); (m) subsection 78(2); (n) a civil penalty provision of the regulations. |
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2 |
Secretary of the Department |
(a) subsection 41A(1); (b) section 76; (c) section 76A; (d) subsection 78A(1); (e) subsection 78A(2); (f) subsection 78C(1); (g) subsection 78C(4); (h) subsection 78D(1). |
(2A) The Secretary of the Department may, in writing, delegate the Secretary's powers and functions under Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act in relation to the provisions mentioned in item 2 of the table in subsection (2) to an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in the Department.
(2B) A person exercising powers or performing functions under a delegation under subsection (2A) must comply with any directions of the Secretary of the Department.