Practice fined $16,000 after sending HIV diagnosis to wrong email address
Couple originally wanted $250,000 for the alleged distress caused
A GP practice which sent an email revealing a patient and his husband had HIV to the wrong address has been ordered to pay $16,400 in damages.
The couple had taken part in a global study on HIV transmission and the Victorian practice, which specialises in sexual health, was emailing a consent form to take part in a follow-up study.
The form should have been sent to the email addresses of the patient and his husband.
The husband’s email address used his first name, the initial of his middle name, followed by his last name.
