The issue is a simple one and one doctors care about: the privacy of their patients.

In 2018, there was mass fury as the public began to realise there were alarming loopholes surrounding the billion-dollar My Health Record scheme, and the fact that law enforcers and government agencies were able to access their sensitive clinical information without a police warrant.

These agencies only had to convince the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) that it was necessary to prevent crime, to counter “seriously improper conduct” or to “protect the public revenue”.

In the end, the Federal Government was forced to act, and court oversight of these requests was eventually guaranteed through legislation.