Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Regulation 2018

The Privacy Act applies as if it were modified to provide that the National Health Practitioner Privacy Commissioner must—

ensure the Commissioner’s operations are carried out efficiently, effectively and economically; and

keep proper books and records in relation to the funds held by the Commissioner; and

ensure expenditure is made from the funds held by the Commissioner only for lawful purposes and, as far as possible, reasonable value is obtained for amounts expended from the funds; and

ensure the Commissioner’s procedures, including internal control procedures, afford adequate safeguards with respect to—

the correctness, regularity and propriety of payments made from the funds held by the Commissioner; and

receiving and accounting for payments made to the Commissioner; and

prevention of fraud or mistake; and

take any action necessary to ensure the preparation of accurate financial statements in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards for inclusion in the Commissioner’s annual report; and

take any action necessary to facilitate the audit of the financial statements; and

Part 6 Application of Privacy Act

[s 37]

arrange for any further audit by a qualified person of records kept by the Commissioner in relation to the funds held by the Commissioner, if directed to do so by the Ministerial Council.