National Cancer Screening Register Act 2016

The purposes of the register are to facilitate the following:

establishing and keeping an electronic database of records relating to screening and diagnoses associated with the designated cancers;

collecting, analysing and publishing statistics and other information relating to screening and diagnoses associated with the designated cancers;

monitoring the effectiveness, quality and safety of screening and diagnoses associated with the designated cancers;

providing an individual with an invitation to undergo screening;

providing an individual with a test kit for screening;

advising an individual when the individual is due to undergo a screening test or when action may need to be taken after a screening test;

advising an individual’s nominated healthcare provider for screening associated with a designated cancer (if any) when the individual is due to undergo, or when action may need to be taken after, a screening test associated with the designated cancer;

advising a participating State or Territory when action may need to be taken after a screening test for an individual residing in the State or Territory;

providing an individual access to information relating to the individual about screening and diagnoses associated with a designated cancer;

providing healthcare providers access to information about screening and diagnoses associated with a designated cancer in relation to an individual, for the purposes of providing healthcare to the individual in relation to the designated cancer;

providing a participating State or Territory with access to information relating to individuals residing in the State or Territory in connection with screening and diagnoses associated with the designated cancers;

planning, delivering and promoting healthcare and services in relation to the designated cancers;

reporting to international organisations in relation to the designated cancers;

research relating to healthcare, screening or a designated cancer.

For an individual who has a personal representative:

paragraphs (1)(d) and (e) also apply to providing the representative with an invitation or test kit for the individual; and

paragraph (1)(f) also applies to advising the representative; and

paragraph (1)(i) also applies to providing the representative access to information relating to the individual.