Victorian Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme Extended
Victoria has recently extended the application of the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme.
HealthEngine Face Big Fine for Misleading Reviews and Patient Referrals
In ACCC v HealthEngine Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1203, HealthEngine was fined $2.9 million for breaches of the ACL over manipulated patient reviews, as well as failing to gain the informed consent of patients for disclosure of non-clinical data.
Kick in the teeth for ‘anonymous reviewers’
In Kabbabe v Google LLC [2020] FCA 126, the Court made a preliminary discovery order requiring Google to identify an ‘anonymous reviewer’ for a dentist’s defamation claim.
New NDIS Worker Screening Laws
Spent convictions may now be disclosed to and considered by certain Commonwealth, State and Territory agencies in determining a job seeker’s suitability to work with people with disability under the NDIS.
Case Note: Authorised Disclosures of Personal Information
In this case, the Federal Court held that the Department of Veterans’ Affairs did not breach the Information Privacy Principles in disclosing an individual’s personal information to their superior officer and ADF doctors.
Genomics and Privacy Law
A key challenge in genomic medicine is determining how Privacy laws affect the sharing of genomic and related health data for clinical care and research.
APP 6.2 and Responding to Adverse Public Comments
In May 2018 the OAIC determined that the disclosure of an individual’s personal information in response to their adverse public comments was permitted under APP 6.2
The EU’s new data protection framework – GDPR
On 25 May 2018, the European Union’s new data protection framework – the General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) – took effect. Despite some similarities with the Privacy Act, many APP entities will need to implement new processes to be GDPR-compliant.
Information Sharing for Victorian ‘Authorised Hub Entities’
The Health Records Act 2001 (Vic) and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) have been amended to provide exceptions in relation to the collection of particular health and personal information under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic).
New Victorian Public Sector Data Sharing Legislation
The Victorian Data Sharing Act 2017 (Vic) has introduced a new legal framework to facilitate the sharing of Victorian public sector data to improve policy-making whilst ensuring the privacy of the data.
