Can I share health information which has been anonymised?

Yes, the Health Information Privacy Code allows anonymised or statistical information to be disclosed as this does not reveal details about identifiable individuals.

The Code sets specific rules for agencies in the health sector in their management of personal information. If someone cannot be identified from the information, it is deemed anonymised information and not covered by the Code. But agencies need to be mindful of care needed to ensure that no identifying details are included in an anonymised data set.

Read the definition of personal information here(external link).