South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH COMMISSION ACT 1976 - SECT 64D

64D—Disclosure of confidential information for certain purposes

        (1)         This section applies to a person, or the members from time to time of a specified group or body, authorised by the Governor, by instrument in writing, to have access to confidential information for the purpose of—

            (a)         conducting research into the causes of mortality or morbidity; or

            (b)         assessing and improving the quality of specified health services,

and to any person providing technical, administrative or secretarial assistance in the performance of such functions.

        (2)         Confidential information may be disclosed to a person to whom this section applies without breach of any law or any principle of professional ethics.

        (3)         Subject to this section, 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 pursuant to this section.

Penalty: Division 5 fine.

        (4)         Subsection (3) does not prevent a person to whom this section applies disclosing confidential information to another person to whom this section applies.

        (5)         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 pursuant to this section and any such information volunteered by such a person is not admissible in any proceedings.

        (6)         In this section—

"confidential information" means information relating to a health service in which the identity of the patient or person providing the service is revealed.