Legislation

Page contents: Complaints involving registered health professionals and student health professionals | Health Records Act (HRA) 2001 (Vic) | Guidelines | Health Records Regulations 2012 | Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1987 | Health Services (Conciliation and Review) (Amendment) Act 2001 | Freedom of Information Act 1982 | Freedom of Information (Access Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Complaints involving registered health professionals and student health professionals

On 1 July 2010 the law about HSC consultation with health professional registration boards changed, except for Chinese medicine, medical radiation practitioners who will be registered nationally from 2012.

Arrangements for consultation and referral of a complaint about an individual registered health professional, or a student undertaking studies to become a registered health professional, have been developed.

HSC and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), on behalf of the 10 national health professional registration boards, are responsible for the arrangements. The arrangements are set out in a Memorandum of Understanding.

If you have any questions about complaints under this law, please contact:

HSC enquiry service Monday to Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm, telephone (61 3) 8601 5200, toll Free 1800 136 066, fax (61 3) 8601 5219, email hsc@health.vic.gov.au

APHRA telephone 1300 419 495 or email direct from the AHPRA website.

Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act

The Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 can be viewed on the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents website.

Fore more Information see Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission information on the Charter.

Health Records Act (HRA) 2001 (Vic)

Health Records Act FAQ

Health Privacy principles - extracted from the Health Records Act 2001 (48kb, pdf)

More information:

Victorian Health Records Act
Includes Consumer Brochure "Protection and use of your health care records"

The Health Records Act 2001
From the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents web site

Guidelines

Statutory Guidelines on Research - February 2002 (215kb, MS Word)

Statutory Guidelines on Research - February 2002 (120kb, pdf)

Statutory Guidelines on Transfer or Closure of the Practice or Business of a Health Service Provider - February 2002 (127kb, MS Word)

Statutory Guidelines on Transfer or Closure of the Practice or Business of a Health Service Provider - February 2002 (40kb, pdf)

Health Records Regulations 2012

Access to health records and the Health Records Regulations 2012

Health Records Regulations 2012
From the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents web site

Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1987

Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1987
From the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents web site

Health Services (Conciliation and Review) (Amendment) Act 2001

Health Services (Conciliation and Review) (Amendment) Act 2001
From the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents web site

Freedom of Information Act 1982

Freedom of Information Act 1982
From the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents web site

Freedom of Information (Access Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Freedom of Information (Access Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2002
From the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents web site The regulations are located in the Victorian Statute Book-Statutory Rules 2002)

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