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Changes to NSW Privacy Laws
New privacy legislation in NSW came into effect on 1st September 2004. The Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (HRIP Act) protects the privacy of health information in NSW.
The HRIP Act contains 15 health privacy principles (HPPs) outlining how health information must be collected, stored, used and disclosed. The health privacy principles can be grouped into seven main headings:
- Collection
- Storage
- Access and accuracy
- Use
- Disclosure
- Identifiers
- Anonymity
- Transferrals and linkage
These are legal obligations that must be followed by massage therapists.
ARM members are strongly urged to read the new guidelines and Health Privacy Principles in detail. The full text of the Act is available from The Office of the NSW Privacy Commissioner.
PrivacyNSW has identified seven basic steps on how you can get ready for the HRIP Act. This document outlines the seven recommended steps.
WorkCover NSW
WorkCover NSW is a statutory authority within the Minister for Commerce's portfolio. Its primary objective is to work in partnership with the NSW community to achieve safe workplaces, effective return to work and security for injured workers.
ComCare
Our vision is to have Australia’s safest workplaces.
Comcare is responsible for workplace safety, rehabilitation and compensation in the Commonwealth jurisdiction.
Comcare aims to reduce the human and financial costs of workplace injury and disease by working with customers to prevent injuries and return injured employees to work.
The Attorney-General's Department
Law Resource
SCALEplus is the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department. SCALEplus is an integral part of the Australian Law Online initiative to bring low or no-cost access to the law for the community.