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Patients often want the right to record some consultations, butdoctors are not so keen and sometimes refuse to permit it. What does the law say? We talk to Dr Megan Prictor, a Melbourne Law School expert researching the law of privacy. 

READ MORE ON RECORDING HEALTHCARECONSULTATIONS:

• Many Australians are recording their visits to the doctor – some without permission
• Want to record your doctor’s appointment? Great idea, but first check it’s legal
• Regulation of consultation audio recording in healthcare

• How often are Australians recording their healthcare consultations in Australia, and why? An online survey
• Saving trouble, saving time: the role and impact of healthcare consultation recordings in Australian legal proceedings

PODCASTS AND RADIO:

• Recording healthcare consultations, with Dr Megan Prictor
• Is it legal to record your doctor’s appointment?