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My Health Records Act 2012

No. 63, 2012

Compilation No. 15

Compilation date: 15 February 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 8, 2025

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the My Health Records Act 2012 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 15 February 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object of Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
4A Schedule 1
5 Definitions
6 Definition of authorised representative of a healthcare recipient
7 Definition of nominated representative of a healthcare recipient
7A Duties of authorised representative or nominated representative
8 Things done etc. under provisions of other Acts
9 Definition of identifying information
10 Definition of shared health summary
10A Sharing information with the My Health Record system
10B When an upload exception applies
10C When an application is finally determined
11 Act to bind the Crown
12 Concurrent operation of State laws
13 External Territories
13A System Operator may arrange for use of computer programs to make decisions
13B System Operator may use electronic communications
Part 2—The System Operator and the functions of the Chief Executive Medicare
Division 1—System Operator
14 Identity of the System Operator
15 Functions of the System Operator
16 Research or public health purposes
17 Retention and destruction of records uploaded to