Description
This general retention and disposal authority covers records documenting the provision of health care to patients and clients of the public health system.
Attachments
Detailed Outline
This general retention and disposal authority identifies those records created and maintained by NSW public health services which are required as State archives and provides approval, under the provisions of the State Records Act 1998, for the destruction of certain other records, after minimum retention periods have been met.
This Authority applies: to any organisation, facility or service which is part of the New South Wales public health system and NSW public offices who provide health care services to clients, such as NSW universities.
Downloadable copies of this general retention and disposal authority are available at https://staterecords.nsw.gov.au/recordkeeping/health-services-public-patient/client-records-gda17
Act
Overview
Who needs to know and/or comply with this?
- Councils under the Local Government Act
- Departments
- Executive agencies related to Departments
- Separate agencies
- State Owned Corporations
- Statutory Authorities/Bodies
- Subsidiaries of the NSW Government established under the Corporations Act
- Universities
Compliance
- Mandatory
AR Details
- Date Issued
- May 30, 2019
- Review Date
- May 30, 2029
- Replaces
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- Replaced By
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Contacts
- Contact
- Phone
- Publishing Entity
- State Records Authority of NSW
- Issuing Entity
- State Records Authority of NSW