Liberty Victoria Comment on the Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023 (Vic)

Submitted by Liberty Victoria on Wed, 22/02/2023 - 15:25

The Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023 (Vic) (the Bill) should not be enacted in its current form.

The Bill, which would create a centralised database for the medical records of every patient in the public health system, does not sufficiently protect Victorians’ right to privacy. Vitally, Victorians will not have the ability to ‘opt out’ of the scheme.

This means that sensitive personal health information will be warehoused without patient consent.

The Human Source Management Bill 2023 (Vic)

Submitted by Liberty Victoria on Thu, 23/02/2023 - 15:05

Liberty Victoria opposes the Human Source Management Bill 2023 (Vic) in its current form.

The LIV, Liberty Victoria and Digital Rights Watch reiterate calls for MPs to respect patient autonomy in Health Sharing Bill

Submitted by Liberty Victoria on Tue, 07/03/2023 - 09:14

The LIV, Liberty Victoria and Digital Rights Watch call on members of the Legislative Council to respect patient autonomy to legislate for an opt-out provision to ensure that Victorians have the right to decide whether or not their medical information will be shared across public health services. 

The Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023 is currently before the Legislative Council.

The Meaning of ‘Recklessness’ in Victorian Criminal Law

Liberty Victoria has had the opportunity to consider the detailed submission of the Criminal Bar Association of Victoria (CBA), and we respectfully endorse it and its recommendations. In particular, we agree that

(1) The common law test for recklessness of probability, applied without issue in Victoria for the last 26 years, should not be changed;

(2) The current test is readily understood by juries, has not been shown to cause any issues following its long-standing application, and is accompanied by simple jury directions;

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