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Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997
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This Act is not to be read as affecting, except to the extent that it does
so expressly or by necessary implication, the operation of a law of the
Territory that relates to access to, or privacy or confidentiality in
relation to, a document or a kind or class of document.
(see s 5)
Principle 1: Manner and purpose of collection of personal health
information
1 A collector must not collect personal health information for inclusion
in a health record or in a generally available publication unless—
(a) the information is collected for a lawful purpose that is directly
related to a function or activity of the collector; and
(b) the collection of the information is necessary for or directly
related to that purpose.