7Meaning of identifying information

#### 7 Meaning of identifying information (1) Each of the following is identifying information of a healthcare provider who is an individual, if the service operator or Healthcare Provider Directory Operator requires it for the purpose of performing the service operator’s or Healthcare Provider Directory Operator’s (as the case may be) functions under this Act in relation to the healthcare provider: (a) the name of the healthcare provider; (b) the address of the healthcare provider; (ba) the email address, telephone number and fax number of the healthcare provider; (c) the date of birth, and the date of birth accuracy indicator, of the healthcare provider; (d) the sex of the healthcare provider; (e) the type of healthcare provider that the individual is; (f) if the healthcare provider is registered by a registration authority—the registration authority’s identifier for the healthcare provider and the status of the registration (such as conditional, suspended or cancelled); (g) other information that is prescribed by the regulations for the purpose of this paragraph. (2) Each of the following is identifying information of a healthcare provider that is not an individual, if the service operator or Healthcare Provider Directory Operator requires it for the purpose of performing the service operator’s or Healthcare Provider Directory Operator’s (as the case may be) functions under this Act in relation to the healthcare provider: (a) the name of the healthcare provider; (b) the address of the healthcare provider; (ba) the email address, telephone number and fax number of the healthcare provider; (c) if applicable, the ABN (within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999) of the healthcare provider; (d) if applicable, the ACN (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) of the healthcare provider; (e) other information that is prescribed by the regulations for the purpose of this paragraph. (3) Each of the following is identifying information of a healthcare recipient, if the service operator requires it for the purpose of performing the service operator’s functions under this Act in relation to the healthcare recipient: (a) if applicable, the Medicare number of the healthcare recipient; (b) if applicable, the Veterans’ Affairs Department file number of the healthcare recipient; (c) the name of the healthcare recipient; (d) the address of the healthcare recipient; (e) the date of birth, and the date of birth accuracy indicator, of the healthcare recipient; (f) the sex of the healthcare recipient; (g) for a healthcare recipient who was part of a multiple birth—the order in which the healthcare recipient was born; Example: The 2nd of twins. (h) if applicable, the date of death, and the date of death accuracy indicator, of the healthcare recipient; (i) other information that is prescribed by the regulations for the purpose of this paragraph.