New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 217

217 Disclosure of information for workforce planning

(1) The Ministerial Council may, by written notice given to a National Board, ask the Board for information required by the Council for planning the workforce of health practitioners, or a class of practitioners, in Australia or a part of Australia.

(2) If a National Board receives a request under subsection (1), the Board may, by written notice given to health practitioners registered in a health profession for which the Board is established, ask the practitioners for information relevant to the request.

(3) A registered health practitioner who is asked to provide information under subsection (2) may, but is not required to, provide the information.

(4) The National Board--

(a) must give information received from a registered health practitioner to the Ministerial Council in a way that does not identify any registered health practitioner; and

(b) must not use information received under this section that identifies a registered health practitioner for any other purpose.

(5) The Ministerial Council must publish information it receives under this section in a way that is timely and ensures it is accessible to the public.