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

Schedule 1   Healthcare identifiers and health records

Part 1   Amendments

Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012

94   Parts 6 and 7

Repeal the Parts, substitute:

Part 6 - Enforcement

Division 1 - Civil penalties

79 Civil penalty provisions

Enforceable civil penalty provisions

(1) Each civil penalty provision of this Act is enforceable under Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act.

Note: Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act allows a civil penalty provision to be enforced by obtaining an order for a person to pay a pecuniary penalty for the contravention of the provision.

Authorised applicant

(2) For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, the Information Commissioner is an authorised applicant in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act.

Relevant court

(3) For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following courts is a relevant court in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act:

(a) the Federal Court of Australia;

(b) the Federal Circuit Court of Australia;

(c) a court of a State or Territory that has jurisdiction in relation to the matter.

Extension to external Territories

(4) Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act, extends to every external Territory.

Liability of the Crown

(5) Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation the civil penalty provisions of this Act, does not make the Crown liable to a pecuniary penalty.

Division 2 - Enforceable undertakings

80 Enforceable undertakings

Enforceable provisions

(1) This Act is enforceable under Part 6 of the Regulatory Powers Act.

Note: Part 6 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for accepting and enforcing undertakings relating to compliance with provisions.

Authorised person

(2) For the purposes of Part 6 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following persons is an authorised person in relation to the provisions of this Act:

(a) the System Operator;

(b) the Information Commissioner.

Relevant court

(3) For the purposes of Part 6 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following courts is a relevant court in relation to the provisions of this Act:

(a) the Federal Court of Australia;

(b) the Federal Circuit Court of Australia;

(c) a court of a State or Territory that has jurisdiction in relation to the matter.

Enforceable undertaking may be published on website

(4) An authorised person in relation to a provision of this Act may publish an undertaking given in relation to the provision on the authorised person's website.

Extension to external Territories

(5) Part 6 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the provisions of this Act, extends to every external Territory.

Division 3 - Injunctions

81 Injunctions

Enforceable provisions

(1) This Act is enforceable under Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act.

Note: Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for using injunctions to enforce provisions.

Authorised person

(2) For the purposes of Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following persons is an authorised person in relation to the provisions of this Act:

(a) the System Operator;

(b) the Information Commissioner.

Relevant court

(3) For the purposes of Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following courts is a relevant court in relation to the provisions of this Act:

(a) the Federal Court of Australia;

(b) the Federal Circuit Court of Australia;

(c) a court of a State or Territory that has jurisdiction in relation to the matter.

Extension to external Territories

(4) Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the provisions of this Act, extends to every external Territory.