Health Legislation Amendment (eHealth) Act 2015 (157 of 2015)

Schedule 1   Healthcare identifiers and health records

Part 2   Rule-making powers, application and transitional provisions

115   Information sharing under the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010

(1) The amendments made by items 34 and 36 of this Schedule (other than the insertion of section 25E into the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010) apply to the adoption, collection, use and disclosure of healthcare identifiers and other information on or after the application day.

(2) Section 25E of the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010, as inserted by item 34 of this Schedule, applies where a healthcare provider organisation becomes aware on or after the application day that information held by the service operator in relation to the organisation is not accurate, up-to-date or complete.

(3) Despite the repeal of sections 15 and 26 of the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 by items 34 and 36 of this Schedule, those sections, as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, continue to apply to the adoption, collection, use and disclosure of healthcare identifiers and other information before the application day.