Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) Section 300A
is amended as follows:
(a) by
inserting before “Where” the subsection
designation “(1)”;
(b) by
inserting after “medical practitioner” in the first place where it
occurs —
“ or nurse practitioner ”;
(c) by
deleting “medical” in the second, third and fourth places where it
occurs.
(2) At the end of
section 300A the following subsection is inserted —
“
(2) A medical practitioner, nurse practitioner or
responsible pathologist who notifies the Executive Director, Public Health
under this Part incurs no civil liability as a result, and is not to be
regarded for any purpose as being in breach of any duty of confidentiality.
”.