Registry Privacy

All information is strictly confidential. Patients will never be identified in any publications, reports or presentations resulting from the Registry. After entry into the Registry, all paper based forms are stored securely in a locked cupboard, within a locked office space. After a specified period of time forms are disposed of by secure shredding.

All information will be handled in accordance with the Commonwealth Privacy Act (1988) including the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 and all other State and Territory laws and regulations.

These include:

New South Wales		Health Records & Information Privacy Act 2002 No 71 NSW Health Privacy Manual
Australian Capital Territory		Information Privacy Act 2014 Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997
Victoria		Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014
Tasmania		Personal Information Protection Act 2004
Northern Territory		Northern Territory Information Act 2003 NT
South Australia		Code of Fair Information Practice Health Care Act 2008
Queensland		Information Privacy Act 2009
New Zealand		New Zealand New Zealand Privacy Act 1993 Health Information Privacy Code 1994