Privacy Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (99 of 2006)

Schedule 2   Amendments relating to genetic information

Privacy Act 1988

2   Subsection 6(1) (at the end of the definition of health information )

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; or (d) genetic information about an individual in a form that is, or could be, predictive of the health of the individual or a genetic relative of the individual.


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