Who is collecting your personal information?
We (the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing) are collecting personal information about you, or a health provider or an approved supplier that you represent.
Why do we collect your personal information?
We collect the personal information for the purpose of undertaking health provider compliance of payments made under portfolio legislation, including the:
- Health Insurance Act 1973
- National Health Act 1953
- Dental Benefits Act 2008.
What would happen if the department did not collect the personal information?
If this information is not provided, we will be unable to consider any submission(s) you provide when making an assessment or decision about matters relating to you, or a health provider or an approved supplier that you represent. This includes payments made to a health provider or an approved supplier under the above legislation.
Who will the department disclose your personal information to?
We may disclose the personal information to Services Australia and other Commonwealth entities as part of health provider and approved supplier compliance activities regarding payments made under the Health Insurance Act 1973, the National Health Act 1953 or the Dental Benefits Act 2008.
Access to and correction of your personal information
The department’s privacy policy contains information about how you may access and seek correction of personal information.
Privacy complaints
The department’s privacy policy contains information about how you may complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles or the Australian Government Agencies Privacy Code and how the department will deal with complaints.
Overseas disclosure of your personal information
We will not disclose the personal information to any overseas recipients.
Further information
You can read the department’s privacy policy online. You can obtain a copy of the APP privacy policy by contacting the department using the contact details set out at the end of this notice.
Contact
If you wish to contact the department about a privacy-related matter, including questions about this notice, please contact the department’s Privacy Officer by one of the following methods:
Departmental privacy enquiries
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
23 Furzer Street
WODEN
CANBERRA ACT 2606
Australia