Disclosure of particular information relating to classified patient
783 Disclosure of particular information relating to classified patient
This section applies if the chief psychiatrist considers a person is, or may be, any of the following—
a victim of an unlawful act committed by a person who is a classified patient;
a close relative of a victim mentioned in paragraph (a);
another individual who has suffered harm because of an unlawful act mentioned in paragraph (a).
The chief psychiatrist may disclose the following personal information about the classified patient to the person—
the fact that the patient is a classified patient in an authorised mental health service;
the fact, and the date, of a transfer of the patient to another authorised mental health service;
the fact that the patient has become a patient required to return, if the chief psychiatrist considers the information is relevant to the safety and welfare of the person;
if the patient stops being a classified patient—the fact that, and the reasons why, the patient has stopped being a classified patient.
The chief psychiatrist may enter into arrangements with a victim support service to enable the service, on behalf of the chief psychiatrist, to give the information to the person.
The person must give a written undertaking to preserve the confidentiality of the information.
The person must not contravene the undertaking.
Maximum penalty for subsection (5)—200 penalty units.
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