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Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997
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3 Objects of Act
The objects of this Act are—
(a) to provide for privacy rights in relation to personal health
information; and
(b) to provide for the integrity of records containing personal health
information; and
(c) to provide for access to personal health information contained in
health records; and
(d) to provide for a consumer to receive an explanation of the
consumer’s personal health information; and
(e) to encourage agreement, concerning the exercise of a right or
performance of an obligation under this Act, between the
persons concerned.