12Purposes of the register

12 Purposes of the register

(1) The purposes of the register are to facilitate the following: (a) establishing and keeping an electronic database of records relating to screening and diagnoses associated with the designated cancers; (b) collecting, analysing and publishing statistics and other information relating to screening and diagnoses associated with the designated cancers; (c) monitoring the effectiveness, quality and safety of screening and diagnoses associated with the designated cancers; (d) providing an individual with an invitation to undergo screening; (e) providing an individual with a test kit for screening; (f) advising an individual when the individual is due to undergo a screening test or when action may need to be taken after a screening test; (g) advising an individual’s nominated healthcare provider for screening associated with a designated cancer (if any) when the individual is due to undergo, or when action may need to be taken after, a screening test associated with the designated cancer; (h) advising a participating State or Territory when action may need to be taken after a screening test for an individual residing in the State or Territory; (i) providing an individual access to information relating to the individual about screening and diagnoses associated with a designated cancer; (j) providing healthcare providers access to information about screening and diagnoses associated with a designated cancer in relation to an individual, for the purposes of providing healthcare to the individual in relation to the designated cancer; (k) providing a participating State or Territory with access to information relating to individuals residing in the State or Territory in connection with screening and diagnoses associated with the designated cancers; (l) planning, delivering and promoting healthcare and services in relation to the designated cancers; (m) reporting to international organisations in relation to the designated cancers; (n) research relating to healthcare, screening or a designated cancer. (2) For an individual who has a personal representative: (a) paragraphs (1)(d) and (e) also apply to providing the representative with an invitation or test kit for the individual; and (b) paragraph (1)(f) also applies to advising the representative; and (c) paragraph (1)(i) also applies to providing the representative access to information relating to the individual.