Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsBreach of this Act is an interference with privacy
(1) An act or practice in connection with a healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient or an individual healthcare provider that contravenes this Act or the regulations, or would contravene this Act or the regulations but for a requirement relating to state of mind, is taken to be:
(a) for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 , an interference with the privacy of the healthcare recipient or individual healthcare provider; and
(b) covered by section 13 of that Act.
Note: The act or practice may be the subject of a complaint under section 36 of that Act.
(2) For the purpose of applying Part V of that Act (Investigations) in relation to the act or practice, treat a State or Territory authority as if it were an organisation (within the meaning of that Act).
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(3) For the purpose of paragraph 33C(1)(a) of the Privacy Act 1988 , a healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient or of an individual healthcare provider is taken to be personal information.