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Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 No 71

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01 October 2023 01 October 2023 2022 No 14
13 January 2023 13 January 2023 2022 No 59
29 November 2021 29 November 2021 2021 No 32
01 July 2021 01 July 2021 2018 No 70
01 March 2020 01 March 2020 2019 No 25
01 July 2019 01 July 2019 2019 No 7
15 June 2018 15 June 2018 2018 No 28
08 January 2018 08 January 2018 2017 No 50
15 December 2017 15 December 2017 2017 No 65
01 July 2017 01 July 2017 2016 No 61
06 January 2017 06 January 2017 2016 No 55
24 November 2014 24 November 2014 2014 No 64
01 November 2014 01 November 2014 2012 No 39
01 January 2014 01 January 2014 2013 No 95
21 June 2013 21 June 2013 2013 No 39
04 January 2013 04 January 2013 2012 No 95
06 July 2012 06 July 2012 2012 No 42
01 July 2012 01 July 2012 2012 No 42
06 January 2012 06 January 2012 2011 No 62
01 November 2011 01 November 2011 2011 No 37
03 March 2011 03 March 2011 2010 No 84
16 November 2010 16 November 2010 2010 No 96
01 July 2010 01 July 2010 2009 No 54
2009 No 61
2010 No 34
28 June 2010 28 June 2010 2010 No 62
19 May 2010 19 May 2010 2010 No 19
01 January 2010 01 January 2010 2009 No 41
06 July 2009 06 July 2009 2007 No 94
01 February 2007 01 February 2007 2006 No 94
20 June 2006 20 June 2006 2006 No 58
17 March 2006 17 March 2006 2006 No 2
01 July 2005 01 July 2005 2005 No 10
2005 No 64
17 January 2005 17 January 2005 2004 No 114
22 July 2003 22 July 2003 2003 No 40
30 June 2003 30 June 2003 2003 No 13
29 November 2002 29 November 2002 2002 No 112
25 September 2002 25 September 2002

Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 No 71

Assented to 25.09.2002.

Second reading speech made: Legislative Council, 11.6.2002; Legislative Assembly, 5.9.2002.

Date of commencement, 1.9.2004, sec 2 and GG No 138 of 27.8.2004, p 6683.

Health Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2024 No 22

Assented to 27.05.2024.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2022 No 59

Assented to 26.10.2022.

Date of commencement, 13.1.2023, sec 2.

Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022 No 14

Assented to 13.04.2022.

Date of commencement, 1.10.2023, sec 2 and 2023 (11) LW 20.1.2023.

Customer Service Legislation Amendment Act 2021 No 32

Assented to 29.11.2021.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.4, assent, sec 2(1).

Children’s Guardian Act 2019 No 25

Assented to 04.12.2019.

Date of commencement of Sch 5.23, 1.3.2020, sec 2(1).

Ageing and Disability Commissioner Act 2019 No 7

Assented to 25.06.2019.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, 1.7.2019, sec 2 (1).

Government Sector Finance Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2018 No 70

Assented to 22.11.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.48, 1.7.2021, sec 2(1) and 2021 (305) LW 25.6.2021.

Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Marriages) Act 2018 No 28

Assented to 15.06.2018.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Local Government Amendment (Regional Joint Organisations) Act 2017 No 65

Assented to 30.11.2017.

Date of commencement, 15.12.2017, sec 2 and 2017 (730) LW 15.12.2017.

Health Practitioner Regulation Amendment Act 2017 No 50

Assented to 24.10.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 5.17, 8.1.2018, sec 2 and 2017 (666) LW 1.12.2017.

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 No 61

Assented to 14.11.2016.

Date of commencement of Sch 6.24, 1.7.2017, sec 2 (1) and 2017 (256) LW 16.6.2017.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2016 No 55

Assented to 25.10.2016.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.15, 6.1.2017, sec 2 (1).

Multicultural NSW Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No 64

Assented to 28.10.2014.

Date of commencement, 24.11.2014, sec 2 and 2014 (714) LW 14.11.2014.

Civil and Administrative Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013 No 95

Assented to 20.11.2013.

Date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2.

Service NSW (One-stop Access to Government Services) Act 2013 No 39

Assented to 21.06.2013.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2012 No 95

Assented to 21.11.2012.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 4.1.2013, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012 No 42

Assented to 21.06.2012.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.13 [1], 6.7.2012, sec 2 (1).

Date of commencement of Sch 1.13 [2], 1.7.2012, Sch 1.13.

Health Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No 39

Assented to 21.06.2012.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.2, 1.11.2014, sec 2 (2) and 2014 (696) LW 31.10.2014.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2011 No 62

Assented to 16.11.2011.

Date of commencement of Schs 1 and 3, 6.1.2012, sec 2 (1).

Public Interest Disclosures Amendment Act 2011 No 37

Assented to 13.09.2011.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.11.2011, sec 2 (1) and 2011 (535) LW 7.10.2011.

Health Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010 No 96

Assented to 16.11.2010.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Protected Disclosures Amendment (Public Interest Disclosures) Act 2010 No 84

Assented to 01.11.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 3.3.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (121) LW 3.3.2011.

Community Relations Commission and Principles of Multiculturalism Amendment Act 2010 No 62

Assented to 28.06.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.2, assent, sec 2 (1).

Health Practitioner Regulation Amendment Act 2010 No 34

Assented to 15.06.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.7.2010, sec 2 (2).

Relationships Register Act 2010 No 19

Assented to 19.05.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (2).

Occupational Licensing Legislation Amendment (Regulatory Reform) Act 2009 No 61

Assented to 16.09.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.4, 1.7.2010, sec 2 (2).

Government Information (Public Access) (Consequential Amendments and Repeal) Act 2009 No 54

Assented to 26.06.2009.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (248) LW 18.6.2010.

Coroners Act 2009 No 41

Assented to 19.06.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.1.2010, sec 2 (1) and 2009 (544) LW 27.11.2009.

Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 No 94

Assented to 13.12.2007.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.

Police Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2006 No 94

Assented to 22.11.2006.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.15, 1.2.2007, sec 2 and GG No 22 of 1.2.2007, p 575.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 No 58

Assented to 20.06.2006.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.21, assent, sec 2 (2).

Public Sector Employment Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No 2

Assented to 13.03.2006.

Date of commencement, 17.3.2006, sec 2 and GG No 35 of 17.3.2006, p 1378.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005 No 64

Assented to 01.07.2005.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1).

Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment Act 2005 No 10

Assented to 14.04.2005.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.5, 1.7.2005, sec 2 and GG No 81 of 1.7.2005, p 3309.

Teaching Services Amendment Act 2004 No 114

Assented to 21.12.2004.

Date of commencement, 17.1.2005, sec 2 and GG No 7 of 14.1.2005, p 97.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 No 40

Assented to 22.07.2003.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.15, assent, sec 2 (2).

Australian Crime Commission (New South Wales) Act 2003 No 13

Assented to 30.06.2003.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.13, assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2002 No 112

Assented to 29.11.2002.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.8, assent, sec 2 (3).

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Sec 4

Am 2003 No 13, Sch 1.13; 2004 No 114, Sch 2.8; 2005 No 10, Sch 2.5 [1] [2]; 2006 No 2, Sch 5.4; 2006 No 94, Sch 3.15; 2009 No 61, Sch 4.4 [1] [2]; 2010 No 19, Sch 3.45 [1] [2]; 2010 No 34, Sch 2.26 [1] [2]; 2010 No 96, Sch 3 [1]; 2011 No 62, Schs 1.9, 3.13 [1]; 2012 No 39, Sch 1.2 [1]; 2012 No 42, Sch 1.13 [1] [2]; 2012 No 95, Sch 2.16; 2013 No 39, Sch 2.2; 2013 No 95, Sch 2.75 [1]; 2016 No 61, Sch 6.24 [1] [2]; 2017 No 50, Sch 5.17; 2017 No 65, Sch 2.12; 2018 No 28, Sch 1.13; 2018 No 70, Sch 4.48; 2019 No 7, Sch 1.5; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.23[1]; 2021 No 32, Sch 1.4[1]; 2024 No 22, Sch 4[1] [2].

Sec 5

Am 2009 No 54, Sch 2.23 [1]; 2010 No 84, Sch 2.4; 2011 No 37, Sch 2.2; 2011 No 62, Sch 3.13 [2]; 2022 No 14, Sch 8.13[1].

Sec 6

Am 2010 No 96, Sch 3 [2]; 2012 No 39, Sch 1.2 [2].

Sec 13

Am 2009 No 41, Sch 4.

Sec 17

Am 2005 No 10, Sch 2.5 [3]; 2011 No 62, Sch 3.13 [1]; 2016 No 61, Sch 6.24 [3].

Sec 17A

Ins 2010 No 62, Sch 2.2. Am 2014 No 64, Sch 2.8.

Sec 22

Am 2009 No 54, Sch 2.23 [2]–[4].

Sec 23

Am 2010 No 34, Sch 2.26 [3].

Sec 40

Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.23[2].

Part 6, Div 2, note

Subst 2013 No 95, Sch 2.75 [2].

Sec 53

Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.75 [3].

Sec 55

Rep 2013 No 95, Sch 2.75 [4].

Sec 56

Rep 2013 No 95, Sch 2.75 [5].

Sec 57

Rep 2013 No 95, Sch 2.75 [6].

Sec 60

Am 2005 No 10, Sch 2.5 [4]; 2016 No 61, Sch 6.24 [4].

Sec 62

Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.23[2].

Sec 63

Am 2005 No 10, Sch 2.5 [5]; 2016 No 61, Sch 6.24 [5].

Sec 68

Am 2010 No 84, Sch 2.4; 2022 No 14, Sch 8.13[2].

Sec 74

Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.

Sec 75A

Ins 2010 No 96, Sch 3 [3].

Sec 77

Rep 2005 No 64, Sch 3.

Sch 1

Am 2006 No 58, Sch 2.21; 2009 No 54, Sch 2.23 [5] [6]; 2010 No 34, Sch 2.26 [4]; 2012 No 39, Sch 1.2 [3] [4]; 2016 No 55, Sch 3.15; 2021 No 32, Sch 1.4[2]–[4]; 2022 No 59, Sch 1.19[1]–[3].

Sch 2

Am 2010 No 96, Sch 3 [4]; 2024 No 22, Sch 4[3]–[5].

Sch 3

Am 2002 No 112, Sch 2.8; 2003 No 40, Sch 2.15. Rep 2005 No 64, Sch 3.

Health Records and Information Privacy Bill 2002

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