Your Privacy is our Priority

The following information is a summary of our full and comprehensive Privacy Policy.

• •  We need your consent to collect information about you.
• •  We need information from you to be able to provide you with reliable results and your doctors with helpful advice.
• •  We will be fair in the way we collect information.
• •  Most information is collected at the time that a pathology request is written out by your doctor.
• •  Your doctor will generally explain why he or she is recording the information and where it is going to.
• •  Where you visit a pathology collection centre and more information is sought you will be asked if it is OK to collect that information.
• •  Pathology practices have their record systems inspected for laboratory accreditation and they must be reliable and secure.
• •  The best way to get your results is in consultation with your doctor so they can be explained in the context of your health care.
• •  You may, however, request access to information we hold about you.
• •  You may discuss any concerns you may have about how we handle your information. (Contact information is provided).

Full Text Privacy Policy

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For more information, advice and compliants:

• •  Call the Coastal Pathology Privacy Officer on (07) 5456 4830
• •  Call the Federal Privacy Commissioner Hotline on 1300 363 992
• •  Visit www.privacy.gov.au