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interactions would give us reason to believe at this point—that there are wider implications of this issue.
As Ms Davidson has made very clear, staff across our health services—but in this case particularly in Canberra Health Services—are very well aware of their responsibilities around patient records, their responsibilities under the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act and the commonwealth Privacy Act. Indeed—well, I am probably about to go to something that I probably cannot talk about. But, as Ms Davidson has said, their training in the rollout of the Digital Health Record has only reinforced those messages.
MR COCKS: Minister, how long have you known this breach of trust and potentially criminal action involved the ANMF?
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: I thank Mr Cocks for the question. To the best of our records, I was specifically advised about this matter on 13 February. I understand that my office was, a few days earlier, given some advice that there was something that the CEO would need to discuss with me before or after my regular meeting on the 13th.
Canberra Health Services—data security
MR COCKS: My question is to the Minister for Mental Health. Minister, regarding the privacy breach of patient records, did you brief the Chief Minister and when?
MS DAVIDSON: I will take on notice when exactly information was provided to the Chief Minister’s office.
MR COCKS: Minister, did you brief the health minister and when?
MS DAVIDSON: Yes, I am aware that information was provided to the health minister shortly after the information was provided to my office, and I am aware that updates were also provided as necessary.
Mr Cocks: Point of order. The question was very clearly about the minister’s actions and whether she briefed the health minister, not whether information was provided.
MR ACTING SPEAKER: Minister?
MS DAVIDSON: I can understand why he is asking me the question, but the more appropriate person to be providing that advice to the Minister for Health is the CEO of Canberra Health Services.
Mr Hanson: Point of order on relevance. The question is not: who is the most appropriate person to do it? The question is: did she do it?
Mr Rattenbury: On the point of order, Mr Acting Speaker. Mr Cocks and Mr Hanson are welcome to ask their questions; they are not welcome to dictate how the minister answers them.
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