Limit on requirements to produce documents or answer questions
542 Limit on requirements to produce documents or answer questions
A court, or any other body or person that has power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions, may require a person to disclose protected information only if one of the following applies:
the disclosure is required for the purposes of this Act or the Inspector‑General of Aged Care Act 2023;
the information was originally disclosed to the person under Division 2, and the disclosure is required for the purpose for which the information was disclosed under that Division;
the entity to which the information relates has consented, in writing, to the disclosure.
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