4Simplified outline of this Act

4 Simplified outline of this Act

The Commonwealth is to establish the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (section 11).

The National Registry is to include certain information in relation to individuals who have been diagnosed with, or are being treated for, an occupational respiratory disease (Part 2).

The purposes of the National Registry (section 13) relate to:

(a) providing access to information about occupational respiratory diseases; and

(b) supporting the identification of industries, occupations, job tasks and workplaces where there is a risk of exposure to respiratory disease‑causing agents; and

(c) occupational respiratory disease matters more broadly.

There are protections for sensitive information (Part 3).

The Director‑General of the CDC must publish an annual report including certain statistical information in relation to information included in the National Registry, and may publish or make available other reports in relation to information included in the National Registry (section 26).

Fees may be charged in relation to the disclosure of protected information in certain circumstances (section 31).

Certain matters are to be prescribed by rules made by the Minister, or determinations made by the Director‑General of the CDC. The rules and determinations are disallowable legislative instruments (sections 12, 31 and 33).