Disclosure of information—RCA team member or relevant person
36M Disclosure of information—RCA team member or relevant person
A person who is or was a member of an RCA team must not disclose to someone else information acquired by the person as a member of the RCA team, other than for the purpose (an authorised purpose) of—
the RCA team conducting an RCA of a reportable event; or
the RCA team preparing an RCA report; or
the RCA team giving the commissioning authority—
an RCA report under section 36H; or
a notice under section 36J; or
if the person is a registered health practitioner—notifying the health ombudsman about information in relation to a reasonable belief of the person that another registered health practitioner has behaved in a way that constitutes public risk notifiable conduct.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
Also, a person who is or was a relevant person for an RCA team must not disclose to someone else information acquired by the person as a relevant person for the RCA team, other than for an authorised purpose.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
In this section—
information includes—
the identity of a member of the RCA team; and
information from which a member of the RCA team could be identified.
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