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Request to Withdraw a Pseudonym

Use this form to withdraw a request for a pseudonym made to the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR).

Once your request is processed, we will use your legal name as recorded with Medicare for all letters, notifications and contact made through the NCSR for the bowel or cervical screening program.

Healthcare providers and pathology laboratories will no longer be restricted from viewing your screening record online.

Note: Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

Are you completing this form for yourself? *

Your details:

Participant details:

The number displayed at the upper right of your bowel screening letter or lower left of your cervical screening letter

Provide your given name(s) and family name, as recorded with Medicare:

We require an email address so we can contact you if there are any issues processing your request. If you prefer not to share your email or do not have one, please call our Contact Centre at 1800 627 701.

If you would like the participant to be contacted if there are any issues processing this request, please provide their email address.

Authorised personal representative details:

To fill in this form as an authorised personal representative, your details must be registered with the NCSR as the screening participant’s personal representative, otherwise we will not be able to process your request.

If you are unsure, please call our Contact Centre on 1800 627 701 before filling in this form.

We require an email address so we can contact you if there are any issues processing your request.

Any personal information provided to the NCSR, including your email address, will only be used to assist in processing this request.

For more information on how personal information is handled, view the privacy policy and frequently asked questions.

  • I acknowledge that I (including my personal representative or nominated healthcare provider, if I have one) will receive correspondence, sent from the NCSR for the bowel or cervical screening program to my legal name as recorded with Medicare.
  • My personal information and screening details will be recorded under my legal name on the NCSR.
  • I may request for a pseudonym at any time by completing a Request to Nominate a Pseudonym webform, or by calling the Contact Centre on 1800 627 701.
  • I acknowledge that I am making a formal request to withdraw a pseudonym in accordance with section 14 of the National Cancer Screening Register Act 2016, and under Australian Privacy Principle 2 relating to anonymity and pseudonymity.
  • I declare that I am the screening participant and submitting this form on my own behalf.
  • I acknowledge that the screening participant I am submitting this form on behalf of (including myself as their personal representative) will receive correspondence sent from the NCSR for the bowel or cervical screening program to their legal name as recorded with Medicare.
  • The participant's personal information and screening details will be recorded under their legal name on the NCSR.
  • I, or the screening participant, may request for a pseudonym at any time by completing a Request to Nominate a Pseudonym webform, or by calling the Contact Centre on 1800 627 701.
  • I acknowledge that I am making a formal request on behalf of the screening participant to withdraw a pseudonym in accordance with section 14 of the National Cancer Screening Register Act 2016, and under Australian Privacy Principle 2 relating to anonymity and pseudonymity.
  • I declare that I am the screening participant's authorised personal representative and have their consent to submit this form.
Acceptance of terms *