Details For The MyHealth Record Inquiry - For Reference.

My Health Record system

On 15 August 2018, the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report:

The My Health Record system, with particular reference to:

1. the expected benefits of the My Health Record system;
2. the decision to shift from opt-in to opt-out;
3. privacy and security, including concerns regarding: 
1. the vulnerability of the system to unauthorised access, 
2. the arrangements for third party access by law enforcement, government agencies, researchers and commercial interests, and 
3. arrangements to exclude third party access arrangements to include any other party, including health or life insurers;
4. the Government’s administration of the My Health Record system roll-out, including: 
1. the public information campaign, and 
2. the prevalence of ‘informed consent’ amongst users;
5. measures that are necessary to address community privacy concerns in the My Health Record system;
6. how My Health Record compares to alternative systems of digitising health records internationally; and
7. any other matters.

Submissions are sought by 14 September 2018. The reporting date is 8 October 2018.

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au

Here is the link:

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/MyHealthRecordsystem

If you plan to make a submission this is very useful reading:

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/How_to_make_a_submission


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