Having power to examine doctors’ phone records without a warrant would pose an excessive use of regulatory powers,consumer advocacy group saysThe Consumers Health Forum says it is concerned that Australia’s medical watchdog is on a list of agencies that fill applied to the attorney general to be classified as criminal law-enforcement agencies”.
On Wednesday it was revealed the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency may gain warrantless access to the telecommunications data of health practitioners being investigated for professional misconduct, such as having sex with their patients. Related: Metadata sought by agency to investigate doctors who fill sex with patients Related: Metadata retention: what will happen to your phone and web records now? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com