New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2002 - SECT 42

42 Making of privacy related complaints

(1) A complaint may be made to the Privacy Commissioner about the alleged contravention of any of the following by a private sector person:

(a) a Health Privacy Principle,

(b) a provision of Part 4,

(c) a health privacy code of practice.

(2) A complaint must be made:

(a) in writing, and

(b) in accordance with such regulations (if any) as may be made for the purposes of this section.

(3) A complaint must be made within 6 months (or such later time as the Privacy Commissioner may allow) after the time the complainant first became aware of the conduct the subject of the complaint.

(4) A complainant may amend or withdraw a complaint.

(5) This Part does not apply to any conduct that occurred before the commencement of this Part.