Health Providers Can Use Electronic Services to Share Info, Child Care Subsidies Expanded for Wellbeing Support, and Fines or Jail for Officers Who Misuse Official Information
Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Officers and former officers face criminal charges if they use or disclose information outside their official duties.
Healthcare providers and health administration entities can now collect and share information through electronic service providers.
APS and departmental employees can disclose information to protect public revenue; they can also do so for integrity purposes.
People can apply to the Tribunal to review the Secretary's decisions to cancel or refuse to cancel approvals.
The Secretary can cancel a pharmacy approval if the pharmacist's state or territory registration is cancelled.
Child care subsidy applicants now qualify for additional support if they are 'in need of wellbeing support'; this replaces the 'at risk of serious abuse or neglect' criteria.
The Healthcare Provider Directory Operator must comply with requests from identified healthcare providers.
The Director can disclose information to help perform duties or exercise powers under any Act.
Healthcare providers and health administration entities can now use electronic services to collect, use, or share information.
People who hold Medicare information can now share that information to protect public revenue or for integrity purposes.
The Secretary or the Chief Executive of Medicare can share information with a person or body if they certify in writing that it is in the public interest.
Current or former officers can be jailed or fined if they use or share information outside of their official duties.
The Healthcare Provider Directory Operator must fulfill requests made by identified healthcare providers.
People can now get additional child care subsidies if they are 'in need of wellbeing support', rather than being 'at risk of serious abuse or neglect'.
The government can cancel a pharmacist's approval if their state or territory registration is suspended or cancelled.
People can apply to the Tribunal to review the Secretary's decision to cancel, or refuse to cancel, a pharmacist's approval.