Threat to person’s life or health
300 Threat to person’s life or health
This section applies if:
information or a document is disclosed to a person (the first person) as permitted by section 287 or this section; and
the information or the contents of the document relate to the affairs or personal particulars (including any unlisted telephone number or any address) of another person.
The first person must not disclose or use the information or document unless:
it is unreasonable or impracticable to obtain the other person’s consent to the disclosure or use; and
either of the following apply:
the disclosure or use is for the purpose of, or in connection with, preventing or lessening a serious threat to the life or health of a person;
the first person believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure or use is reasonably necessary to prevent or lessen a serious threat to the life or health of a person.
Section 287 deals with the disclosure or use of information or documents by a person where the person believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure or use is reasonably necessary to prevent or lessen a serious threat to the life or health of a person.
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