10 August 2018 - Uncertainty over the potential for employers to gain access to the private health data of workers from doctors has sparked fresh calls for a boycott of the new MyHealth Record system and warnings that current laws are unclear.

Unions have urged tens of thousands of members to opt out of the controversial system arguing that employer doctors - used for pre-employment health checks or insurance purposes - could get access to and pass on a worker's entire medical history under the new system.

The claim sparked a strong denial from the government and the My Health Record System operator, but legal experts said the unions could have a case because the laws governing access were spread across several pieces of legislation and the rules were unclear.

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