Information sheet: Health Records and Information Privacy Amendment (Accredited Chaplains) Regulation 2007
Summary
Chaplaincy services are considered an important part of the health support services provided through hospitals and other health facilities to patients and their families. Questions have arisen as to whether provision of information to hospital chaplains is within the terms of NSW privacy law, particularly given the additional restrictions imposed by privacy laws on access to information about religious and philosophical beliefs. A regulation has therefore been made under the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 to clarify the situation in relation to the provision and use of information for NSW Health chaplaincy services, and to provide a sound legal basis for information sharing with chaplaincy services in the NSW Health system. The regulation is entitled Health Records and Information Privacy Amendment (Accredited Chaplains) Regulation 2007.
File link: Information sheet: Health Records and Information Privacy Amendment (Accredited Chaplains) Regulation 2007
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