The Australian Medical Association’s president, Dr Anthony Bartone, has promised to do “whatever it takes" to safeguard patient privacy ahead of a meeting with the federal government.
Dr Bartone did not rule out pushing for the legislation governing the scheme - which allows patient information to be handed over to certain agencies, without a warrant - to be scrapped and rewritten.
Mr Hunt, who will meet with Dr Bartone next week, has maintained that patient records cannot be accessed without a court order, because "strict policy" governing the scheme does not allow it.
The My Health Records Act 2012 allows for much wider access, with section 70 empowering the Digital Health Agency to disclose information for a range of purposes, including "the protection of public revenue".