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Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010
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#### 15A Collection, use and disclosure—research
An entity may collect, use or disclose the healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient if:
(a) the collection, use or disclosure is for the purpose of assisting the entity to conduct research that has been approved by a Human Research Ethics Committee or is authorised by another Australian law; and
(b) the healthcare recipient has consented to the collection, use or disclosure.