Privacy & Information Handling
Your personal and health information is handled in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles.
Collection of Personal Information
To conduct your medical assessment, we will collect relevant personal and health information, including but not limited to:
Full name, date of birth, address and contact details
Medicare number and photographic identification
Medical history (past and current), medications and treating practitioners
Occupational, environmental and social history
Information provided by your referrer or third parties relevant to your assessment
All information is stored securely and protected against misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
We require your written consent to collect personal information about you and to use this information provided in the following ways:
To send examinee/claimant/patient communication reminder letters/recalls/SMS messages/emails; and
Billing purposes and administration purposes in the running of our practice
Disclosure to others involved in your healthcare
To comply with all legislative or regulatory requirements e.g. notifiable diseases