Australian Capital Territory
Health Records (Privacy and Access) (Fees) Determination 2016 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2016-287
made under the 
Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997, s 34 
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT	

This instrument revokes and replaces the Determination of Fees DI2015-294, notified on 29 October 2015.

This instrument comes into effect on 1 January 2017 and reproduces DI2015-294 except for:

•	Fees have increased by 1.6% (rounded); and 
•	the date of effect.

The fees schedule balances the importance of ensuring that fees are not a barrier to accessing health records with the need to ensure service providers receive reasonable reimbursement for the cost of providing access to the health records they hold.

Fee
 	Old Fee	New Fee	
View a health record under the Act, section 13C(2)(a).	$15.00 	$15.20 	
Provision of a copy of a health record up to 50 pages inclusive of any search fee under the Act, section 13C(2)(b)(i).	$41.00 	$41.70 	
Provision of a copy of a health record for health records containing more than 50 pages inclusive of any search fee under the Act, section 13C(2)(b)(i).	$41.00 	$41.70 	
	plus an additional 35 cents per page charged for each page copied over 50 pages	plus an additional 40 cents per page charged for each page copied over 50 pages	
Provision of an accurate summary of a health record under the Act, section 13C(2)(b)(ii), or a written summary of a health record under the Act, section 13C(2)(b)(iii).    	$85.50 	$86.90 	
To view a health record and have its contents explained by a health service provider under the Act, section13(C)(2)(c), or to discuss the health record with a health service provider, under the Act, section 16(2) or section 16(C).	A fee equal to the health service providers usual consultation fee	A fee equal to the health service providers usual consultation fee	
When a health service provider notifies of a practice closure or relocation and transfers the health records or copy of the health records to another health service provider or record keeper.	No Fee	No Fee	
When a health service provider notifies of a practice closure or relocation and transfers a copy of a health record at the request of the consumer to the consumer or another health service provider nominated by the consumer.	$41.00 	$41.70 	
	plus an additional 35 cents per page charged for each page copied over 50 pages	plus an additional 40 cents per page charged for each page copied over 50 pages	
When a health service provider notifies of a practice closure or relocation and transfers a written summary of a health record at the request of the consumer to the consumer or another health service provider nominated by the consumer.	$85.50 	$86.90 	
	 	 	
When a health service provider notifies of a practice closure or relocation and chooses to transfer an original health record at the request of the consumer to the consumer or another health service provider nominated by the consumer.	The cost of actual postage	The cost of actual postage	
Provision of a health record or copy of a health record inclusive of any search fee at the request of the consumer.	A fee of $15.00 plus the cost of actual postage	A fee of $15.20 plus the cost of actual postage	
Provision of a written summary of a health record at the request of the consumer.	$85.50 	$86.90