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Policies

The following policies provide guidance to NSW Health staff in protecting patient health information in accordance with privacy laws.

  • Privacy Manual for Health Information
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  • NSW Health My Health Record Security & Access Policy Directive

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  • Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002
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  • Health Records and Information Privacy Regulation 2017 (various)
  • Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998

 Additional resources

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  • NSW Health Statistics Privacy and the Reporting of small numbers

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