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What is ‘genetic information’

3.4 In Chapter 10, the Inquiry notes that there are a number of types of scientific tests that may reveal genetic information. Most famously, these now include … See more

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A separate set of Health Privacy Principles

WEB[100] Australian Nursing Federation, Submission PR 205, 22 February 2007; Health Informatics Society of Australia, Submission PR 196, 16 January 2007; Office of …

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Access rights and genetic information ALRC

WEB/ Essentially Yours: The Protection of Human Genetic Information in Australia (ALRC Report 96) / 21.

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Population genetic screening programs ALRC

WEB24.6 Population screening programs are established to offer individuals the opportunity to obtain more information about their current and future health. Armed with this …

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Health information privacy ALRC

WEB3.15 Several state and territory laws also offer protections, including limitations on collection, use and disclosure, for health information held by state and territory public …

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Right to personal privacy—developments in Australia and …

WEBAustralia. 74.61 Prior to 2001, the major obstacle to the recognition in Australia of a common law right to privacy was the 1937 High Court decision in Victoria Park Racing …

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62. The Privacy Act and Health Information ALRC

WEBThe Australian Law Reform Commission acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their …

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Applying the Privacy Act to genetic information ALRC

WEB[15] Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, Submission G144, 25 March 2002.It has even been suggested that the term ‘genetic privacy’ is a contradiction …

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Informed consent to medical treatment ALRC

WEB10.48 ‘Informed consent’ refers to consent to medical treatment and the requirement to warn of material risk prior to treatment. As part of their duty of care, …

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The importance of human genetic research ALRC

WEB13.11 Human genetic research generates knowledge with the potential to improve individual and community health. Research can also reveal information about …

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Waiver of consent ALRC

WEB[69] Ibid. In such circumstances, researchers may submit that it is ‘impossible or difficult or intrusive’ to obtain consent in terms of the National Statement: National …

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Impact of gene patents on medical genetic testing ALRC

WEB20.38 The cost of medical genetic testing is an important factor affecting access to testing. One consequence of patent rights is that genetic tests may be more …

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Mental health ALRC

WEB10.65 All states and territories have mental health laws that regulate consent to medical treatment, including the involuntary detention and treatment of …

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Issues Paper: A Commonwealth Statutory Cause of Action for …

WEBMicrosoft Word - 60. Associate Professor Moira Paterson. 28 November 2011. The Executive Director Australian Law Reform Commission GPO Box 3708 Sydney NSW …

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Sensitive information ALRC

WEB6.88 ‘Sensitive information’is a sub-set of personal information and is given a higher level of protection under the NPPs. The IPPs do not refer to sensitive information and agencies …

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Capacity and decision-making ALRC

WEBThere are a number of approaches to assessing capacity for the purposes of assisted decision-making arrangements. The two traditional approaches are the ‘status’ approach …

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Information destruction and retention requirements ALRC

WEBShow more. 16.08.2010. Information destruction and retention requirements. Background. 28.53 Sometimes privacy law requires an agency or organisation that has collected …

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State and territory regulation of privacy ALRC

WEBShow more. 16.08.2010. State and territory regulation of privacy. 2.10 Each Australian state and territory regulates the management of personal information.

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Compulsory reporting of abuse and complaint handling ALRC

WEB11.36 The ALRC proposes the introduction of a reportable incident scheme in aged care, modelled on New South Wales’ disability reportable incidents scheme, and that this …

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