ity ), ▁and ▁prior ▁to ▁that ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Supp ly ▁Ch ain ▁Reform ▁Task ▁Force ▁( and ▁it ' s ▁five ▁working ▁groups ). ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁System ▁Oper ator ▁of ▁the ▁My ▁Health ▁Record . ▁The ▁Agency , ▁having ▁provided ▁the ▁digital ▁health ▁record ▁for ▁ 9 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁Austral ians ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁health care ▁organis ations , ▁are ▁also ▁task ed ▁to ▁provide ▁other ▁digital ▁health ▁techn ologies ▁and ▁initi atives . ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁every ▁Australian ▁will ▁be ▁offered ▁a ▁My ▁Health ▁Record ▁unless ▁they ▁choose ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁one ▁during ▁the ▁three ▁month ▁opt ▁out ▁period ▁that ▁will ▁run ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁This ▁was ▁then ▁extended ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 , 1 4 7 , 0 0 0 ▁had ▁opt ed ▁out , ▁but ▁the ▁ag ency , ▁and ▁Greg ▁H unt ▁decl ined ▁to ▁update ▁the ▁figure ▁before ▁the ▁dead line . ▁Those ▁who ▁wish ▁to ▁opt ▁out ▁subsequently ▁can ▁have ▁their ▁record ▁deleted . ▁The ▁records ▁cannot ▁be ▁released ▁to ▁police ▁or ▁government ▁ag encies ▁without ▁a ▁court ▁order . ▁ ▁H unt ▁subsequently ▁extended ▁the ▁dead line ▁to ▁January ▁ 3 1 ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁increased ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁mis use ▁the ▁system , ▁dou