How to find out if your family has been affected by Trasylol
New South Wales
• Governed by the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW)
• Individuals have a right to request access to their own health information and records by contacting the relevant health service provider (public or private), with whom the information is being held.
• Applications should be made in writing directly to the health service provider
• Organisation has 45 days to respond to request
• Fees may be applicable
• For more information, you can visit NSW Fact Sheet
Australian Capital Territory
• Governed by the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997 (ACT)
• Individuals can request access to their own health records by completing this form request for record access and then submitting it to the relevant health service provider.
• Fees may be applicable.
• For more information, you can download the Health Records Access Information Sheet 2014
Victoria
• Governed by the Health Records Act 2001 (VIC)
• Individuals have a right to access information held by the private sector*. There are principles that apply to information held by the public sector.
*Note there are some limitations to this right of access to information that is held by private institutions prior to 1 July 2002
• To make a request from a public health provider, individuals must make an application under Freedom of Information, using this form.
• To make a request from a private health provider, individuals can make an application to the relevant service provider directly. Requests can be verbal or in writing. Providers have 45 days to respond to that request.
Queensland
• Governed by the Information Privacy Act 2009
• Individuals have a right to request information held by health service provider.
• To make a request, individuals must contact the Right to Information contact at the relevant institution. You can access a list of contacts here.
• You can find out more information here.
South Australia
• Public health records governed by the Freedom of Information Act.
• Individuals can access public medical records by contacting the relevant public health service provider.
• For private health providers, individuals should go to the service provider directly.
Western Australia
• Public records are governed by Freedom of Information Act .
• Individuals can access medical records and personal information.
• For public health applications must be made in writing to the relevant FOI officer. You can find a list of officers here.
• Service is free if information relates to the individual.
• Private hospital records are governed under the Privacy Act.
• Individuals can make an application in writing to the provider directly, the provider then has 35 days to action request.
• Fees are applicable.
Tasmania
• Public health records are governed by the Personal Information and Protection Act .
• Individuals can access personal records from public health providers by completing an application for access to personal information form.
• For more information about public health records in Tasmania, you can visit this website.
• For private health, individuals can make an application to their health provider directly in writing.
• Fees may be applicable.
Northern Territory
• Public health is governed by the Freedom of Information Act
• Individuals can make an application for public health information by completing this form.
• There is no application fee if information relates to person directly. Other fees may be applicable. The organisation has 30 days to respond.
• For private health, individuals should write to their organisation directly, including their name, date of birth and the exact details of the request.
• Fees may be applicable.
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