Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090:section:135aa:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 135AA (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 610153–613038

is held in a database maintained for the purposes of the Medicare Benefits Program; and
 (ii) information that is held in a database maintained for the purposes of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Program;
  unless the linkage is authorised in the way specified in the rules; and
 (f) specify the requirements with which agencies must comply in relation to old information, in particular requirements that:
 (i) require the information to be stored in such a way that the personal identification components of the information are not linked with the rest of the information; and
 (ii) provide for the longer term storage and retrieval of the information; and
 (iii) specify the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, the personal identification components of the information may later be re‑linked with the rest of the information.
 (5A) Nothing in this section, or in the rules issued by the Information Commissioner, precludes the inclusion, in a database of information held by the Chief Executive Medicare and relating to claims for benefits under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Program, of the pharmaceutical entitlements number applicable to the person to whom each such claim relates:
 (a) as a person covered by a benefit entitlement card; or
 (b) as a person included within a class identified by the Minister in a determination under subsection 86E(1).
 (5AA) Nothing in this section, or in the rules issued by the Information Commissioner, prevents the My Health Record System Operator including information to which this section applies in the My Health Record of a healthcare recipient.
 (5B) Nothing in this section, or in the rules issued by the Information Commissioner, precludes the inclusion, in a database of information:
 (a) held by the Chief Executive Medicare; and
 (b) relating to supplies of pharmaceutical benefits to which subsection 98AC(1) applies;
of the pharmaceutical entitlements number applicable to the person to whom each such supply relates:
 (c) as a person covered by a benefit entitlement card; or
 (d) as a person included within a class identified by the Minister in a determination under subsection 86E(1).
 (5C) Nothing in this section, or in the rules issued by the Information Commissioner, precludes the matching of information under subsection 132B(1) or the operation of Part VIIIA generally.

Consultation
 (6) Before issuing rules, the Information Commissioner must take reasonable steps to consult with organisations (including agencies) whose interests would be affected by the rules.

When rules commence
 (8) Despite section 12 of the Legislation Act 2003, rules commence:
 (a) from the first day on which they are no longer liable to be disallowed; or
 (b) if the rules provide for their commencement after that day—in accordance with that provision.

Definitions
 (11) In this section:
agency has the same meaning