Privacy obligations for pharmacists

Under the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000, pharmacists have obligations in regards to the collection, use or disclosure of personal and/or health information.

The PSA has issued guidelines entitled Professional Practice and the Privacy Act, which also address issues such as data quality and security, access and correction rights, rights to anonymity in certain situations, and certain other rights.

All documents are in Acrobat (pdf) format. To follow the links below, you will need to be logged in as a member.

• Professional practice and the privacy act
• Summary of privacy obligations
• Sample privacy statement