Senate Enquiry Into The PCEHR - Alert - Responses Due 12 January 2012.

The following appeared a few hours ago.

Senate to probe Gillard government's e-health legislation

• by: Karen Dearne
• From: The Advertiser
• November 28, 2011 12:41PM

A Senate committee will examine enabling legislation for Health Minister Nicola Roxon's electronic patient record system. Source: HWT Image Library

THE Gillard government’s $500 million personally controlled e-health record program will come under scrutiny at a Senate inquiry into the enabling legislation tabled in Parliament last week.

The Selection of Bills Committee has referred the PCEHR bills for examination of issues related to the system’s design and capabilities, security and the potential for exposure of sensitive information.

More here:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/senate-to-probe-gillard-governments-e-health-legislation/story-e6frgakx-1226208011456

Here is the official  page:

Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Bill 2011 and one related bill

• Information about the Inquiry
• Information about the Bills:
• Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011
• Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Bill 2011
• Getting involved in Committee inquiries
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• Submissions Received

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:  +61 2 6277 3515

Fax:        +61 2 6277 5829

Email:     community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au

http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/pers_cont_elect_health_rec_11/index.htm

Responses are due by January 12 2012. Just the usual nonsense of asking for submissions on serious matters over the holiday period. Treat the public as idiots as usual it seems!

David.