Disclaimer
While Hunter New England Health has attempted
to make the information on this site as accurate as possible,
the information on this site is for personal and/or educational
use only and is provided in good faith without any express
or implied warranty. There is no guarantee given as to the
accuracy or currency of any individual item on the site.
Persons accessing this site who require
confirmation of any information should refer to the Communications
& Stakeholder Management Unit on [Australia] (02) 4921
4926.
Hunter New England Health does not accept
responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by the use
of the information contained on the site nor from any access
to the site. All access and use is at the risk of the user.
Hunter New England Health has provided hypertext
links to a number of other web sites as a service to users
of this website. This service does not mean that Hunter New
England Health endorses those sites or material on them in
any way. Hunter New England Health is not responsible for
the use of a hypertext link for which a commercial charge
applies. Individual users are responsible for any charges
that their use may incur.
Privacy Statement
How does Hunter New England Health protect your privacy?
An individual's
right to privacy as established under the Privacy and Personal
Information Protection Act 1998 is respected by Hunter New England
Health and protected. Hunter New England Health does not allow
the publication of information that may identify individuals,
or might potentially identify them. Statistical data about the
use and management of Hunter New England Health facilities,
and the health of the population are made available on Hunter
New England Health websites in the interest of the public.
Links to external (non-Hunter New
England Health) sites are sometimes included in web
pages for the convenience of site users, but Hunter New
England Health does not have any responsibility for
the privacy practices of third party sites linked to Hunter
New England Health sites.
Is information collected about your site visit?
Visitor logs are used on Hunter New
England Health internet sites for statistical purposes only.
No attempt will be made to identify or collect personal information
about users.
What does Hunter New England Health do with personal
information provided in feedback?
Email addresses provided to this site
will only be used to respond to enquiries and will not be
added to mailing lists, or disclosed to any other party without
the user's consent, unless required to do so by law. Personal
information will be kept in safe custody, sufficient to prevent
unauthorised access, and will be properly handled to ensure
its safety, integrity and confidentiality.
Circumstances in which Hunter New England
Health may be required to disclose this information to a law
enforcement agency include:
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Unauthorised tampering or interference
with files published on a Hunter New
England Health site
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Unauthorised attempts to access files
which are not published on the Hunter New
England Health site
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Attempts to intercept messages of other
users of Hunter New England
Health sites.
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Communications which are defamatory,
abusive, vilify individuals or give rise to a suspicion
that an offence is being committed
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Attempts to otherwise compromise the
security of the web server.
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Breach the laws of the State of NSW
or the Commonwealth of Australia.
Do you want to know more about how your privacy is
protected?
Hunter New England Health observes the information privacy principles
set out in The Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act
1998 when collecting and dealing with any personal information.
NSW Health has a Privacy Management Plan which identifies the
privacy principles that all NSW Health agencies must comply
with in accordance with the Privacy Act. NSW Health's policy
document on information privacy is the NSW Health Information
Privacy Code of Practice.
NSW Health also
has a Privacy web site that explains the policies and practices
of NSW Health in respect of information privacy.
For more information:
If you have any questions about privacy,
confidentiality or access to information, please contact the
Hunter Health Privacy Officer on our freecall Healthlink number,
1800 063 635.
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