South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations (1) Subject to this
regulation, a person must not in any circumstances (including proceedings
before any court, tribunal or board) divulge confidential information obtained
directly or indirectly as a result of a disclosure made under this Part.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(2)
Subregulation (1) does not prevent a person from disclosing
confidential information to any of the following:
(a) an
authorised person;
(b) a
person providing technical, administrative or secretarial assistance to an
authorised person;
(c) SA
NT DataLink;
(d) the
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare of the Commonwealth.
(3) A person must not,
when appearing as a witness in any proceedings before a court, tribunal or
board, be asked, and, if asked, is not required to answer, any question
directed at obtaining confidential information obtained by that person
directly or indirectly as a result of a disclosure made under this Part and
any such information volunteered by such a person is not admissible in any
proceedings.
(4) In this
regulation—
"confidential information" means information relating to a health service in
which the identity of a patient or a registered health practitioner providing
the service is revealed.