National Cancer Screening Register Act 2016

Information can be collected for inclusion in the register.

Personal information included in the register, or derived from information included in the register, is “protected information”.

Section 18 makes it an offence for a person to record, disclose or use protected information without authorisation.

Recording, disclosure and use of protected information is authorised in specific circumstances, including for the purposes of the register and by healthcare providers and States and Territories.

There are also a number of exceptions to the offence.