Commonwealth legislation

Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Proclamation 2012

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This is a commencement proclamation — a formal legal notice that switches on the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012.

What it does

Fixes 29 June 2012 as the day when sections 3 to 112 of the Act begin operation.
This is essentially the "go-live" date for Australia's national electronic health records system (now known as My Health Record).

Who it affects

Primarily government agencies and healthcare providers who had to prepare their systems for the new digital health records regime.
Patients ("healthcare consumers") became able to register for an electronic health record from this date.

Why it matters Without this proclamation, the Act would have remained dormant on the statute books. By signing this instrument, the Governor-General activated the legal framework that allows Australians to have a personally controlled electronic health record shared between their doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers.

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Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Proclamation 2012

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Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Proclamation 2012

Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012, fix 29 June 2012 as the day on which sections 3 to 112 of that Act commence.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 28 June 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

TANYA PLIBERSEK

Minister for Health

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Proclamation 2012

Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 28 June 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

TANYA PLIBERSEK

Minister for Health