Assaulting or hindering medical practitioners and medical practice staff is now a criminal offence.

The Health Secretary can share donor information with interstate government agencies or ART providers.

State owned corporations must follow health privacy laws if they are not already covered by the Commonwealth Privacy Act.

The maximum fine for Tier 5 offences under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act drops from 120 to 100 penalty units.

Directors of community treatment must notify designated carers and principal care providers about applications and breaches of community treatment orders.

Directors of community treatment can send breach notices via email if they cannot deliver them in person.