The new boss of the Australian Medical Association says police should get access to medical records held in a new national database only when release is ordered by a court.
AMA president Tony Bartone used a National Press Club address in Canberra on Wednesday to call for existing levels of legal protection to be maintained on the new My Health Record system.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
