11How this Act applies to organisations

#### 11 How this Act applies to organisations 11 How this Act applies to organisations > > (1) This Act applies to every organisation that is a health service provider or that collects, holds or uses health information. > > > > Note. > > > > The term organisation means a public sector agency or a private sector person. > > > (2) An organisation to whom or to which this Act applies is required to comply with the Health Privacy Principles and with any health privacy code of practice or provision of Part 4 that is applicable to the organisation. > > > (3) An organisation must not do any thing, or engage in any practice, that contravenes a Health Privacy Principle or a health privacy code of practice or a provision of Part 4 in respect of which the organisation is required to comply. > > Note. > > The application of Health Privacy Principles and the provisions of Part 4 may be modified by health privacy codes of practice. See section 39.