Your rights and responsibilities

This booklet provides general information about your rights as a consumer of health services. This includes your right to

• information, 
• consent to treatment
• confidentiality of your personal health information 
• receive appropriate care

The booklet also includes information about how you can participate in decision-making about your health care and summarises your responsibilities as a consumer of health services.

Community Languages 

The booklet is available for download in 15 languages other than English

• Amharic (PDF 475KB)
• Arabic (PDF 468KB)
• Chinese Simplified (PDF 664KB)
• Chinese Traditional (PDF 675KB)
• Dari (PDF 464KB)
• Dinka (PDF 564KB)
• English (PDF 495KB)
• Greek (PDF 498KB)
• Italian (PDF 416KB)
• Khmer (PDF 1,850KB)
• Russian (PDF 502KB)
• Somali (PDF 484KB)
• Spanish (PDF 467KB)
• Swahili (PDF 541KB)
• Tagalog (PDF 827KB)
• Vietnamese (PDF 501KB)

If you have difficulty understanding any part of the booklet or if you require an interpreter please ask a health service staff member for help.