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The Commonwealth Privacy Act differs to the Health Records Act concerning some issues that are specifically addressed by the Health Records Act, which Act will apply?

April 26, 2017ACT addressed commonwealth differs Health privacy records

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The Commonwealth Privacy Act differs to the Health Records Act concerning some issues that are specifically addressed by the Health Records Act, which Act will apply?

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Both Acts will apply and providers will need to comply with both. Complying with a specific provision within one Act, such as access to health information, should not be a breach of the more general provisions in the other Act.